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Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73

His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.

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Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73

NYT Books and Literature

‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Dracula’: Why Vampires Won’t Die

With “The Lost Boys” on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in “Dracula” in London, our horror expert looks at how bloodsuckers sunk their teeth into pop culture.

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‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Dracula’: Why Vampires Won’t Die

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Guillermo del Toro on Writing and Directing the Oscar-Nominated ‘Frankenstein’

Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, the director appeared on the Book Review podcast to speak about his latest film.

7 hours ago

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Guillermo del Toro on Writing and Directing the Oscar-Nominated ‘Frankenstein’

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Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89

Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.

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Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Optimists,’ by Brian Platzer

“The Optimists,” by Brian Platzer, is an account of an extraordinary character, as remembered by her middle-school instructor.

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Book Review: ‘The Optimists,’ by Brian Platzer

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Toni Morrison Was a Master of the Unthinkable

What made her one of our greatest — and most dangerous — novelists was her belief that stories could contain what our minds couldn’t confront.

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Toni Morrison Was a Master of the Unthinkable