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These Photos Survived the Holocaust, Only to Be Lost in a Library Book

A collection of pictures depicting a Jewish family’s life before the Holocaust were sent on a wild journey through the Brooklyn Public Library system.

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NYT Books and Literature

These Photos Survived the Holocaust, Only to Be Lost in a Library Book

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A Novelist Writes a Grown-Up American Girl's Story

For the first time, a young heroine from the toy juggernaut is at the center of a book for adults, written by a novelist who admires her pluck.

8 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

A Novelist Writes a Grown-Up American Girl's Story

NYT Books and Literature

Is Wikipedia the ‘Last Best Place on the Internet’?

Richard Cooke’s book, “The Last Best Place on the Internet” retells the history of Wikipedia with an emphasis on the human. Jennifer Szalai, a New York Times book critic, reviews the book.

9 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Is Wikipedia the ‘Last Best Place on the Internet’?

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Last Best Place on the Internet,’ by Richard Cooke

A jaunty new history recounts how the online encyclopedia turned the promise of collective creation into a global juggernaut.

10 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Last Best Place on the Internet,’ by Richard Cooke

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Houdini Died on Halloween 100 Years Ago. Some Still Question How.

A urologist’s inquiry into the magician’s final days is the latest effort to grapple with outstanding questions about his demise.

24 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Houdini Died on Halloween 100 Years Ago. Some Still Question How.

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘I Can’t Stop Thinking About Horses and Sex,’ by Lisa Hanawalt

The “Bojack Horseman” designer Lisa Hanawalt bridles at glib therapists and is hot to trot for Mister Rogers in her new graphic memoir.

1 day ago

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Book Review: ‘I Can’t Stop Thinking About Horses and Sex,’ by Lisa Hanawalt