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Test Your Knowledge of the Authors and Events That Helped Shape the United States

Try this quiz on the documents, writers and events that led to the American Revolution and the foundation of the country.

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Test Your Knowledge of the Authors and Events That Helped Shape the United States

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Why Harry Potter Still Inspires Us

Reader disagree with a guest essay that argued that the books feel dated and irrelevant today. Also: What A.I. can’t do in medicine.

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Why Harry Potter Still Inspires Us

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Book Review: ‘On Morrison,’ by Namwali Serpell

A new study by the novelist and scholar Namwali Serpell subjects the Nobel laureate’s work to rigorous inspection — with thrilling results.

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Book Review: ‘On Morrison,’ by Namwali Serpell

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Book Review: ‘Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Color,’ by Mark Haddon

In “Leaving Home,” the writer and illustrator Mark Haddon recasts a painful childhood in kaleidoscopic color.

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Book Review: ‘Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Color,’ by Mark Haddon

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‘A Hymn to Life’ Review: Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Is a Powerfully Written Feminist Manifesto

With matter-of-fact precision, “A Hymn to Life” powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband’s sex crimes, and the rallying cry that followed.

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‘A Hymn to Life’ Review: Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Is a Powerfully Written Feminist Manifesto

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Book Review: ‘Evil Genius,’ by Claire Oshetsky

A young telephone company operator finds herself in the dark underbelly of the Me Decade in Claire Oshetsky’s “Evil Genius.”

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Book Review: ‘Evil Genius,’ by Claire Oshetsky