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Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

The students taking Harvard University’s class on the singer are studying up. Their final papers are due at the end of the month.

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NYT Books and Literature

Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

NYT Books and Literature

Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82

Espousing his ideas in best sellers, he insisted that religion was an illusion, free will was a fantasy and evolution could only be explained by natural selection.

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NYT Books and Literature

Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82

NYT Books and Literature

6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week

Selected paperbacks from the Book Review, including titles by Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Kolbert, Tyriek White and more.

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6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week

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"Wir" von Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Ein Buch, sie alle zu therapieren

Frank-Walter Steinmeier will mit seinem Buch "Wir" einen neuen Patriotismus begründen. Leider trägt es genau die Symptome der deutschen Malaise, die es kurieren will.

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"Wir" von Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Ein Buch, sie alle zu therapieren

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Graydon Carter Opens Air Mail Newsstand in New York’s West Village

Shoe horns, lampshades and CBD-infused elixirs are among the goods Graydon Carter is selling at a new newsstand-style shop in New York.

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Graydon Carter Opens Air Mail Newsstand in New York’s West Village

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Heinz Janisch: "Ein Wort, ein Abenteuer"

Heinz Janisch erhält den wichtigsten Preis der Kinderliteratur. Ein Gespräch über die Fantasie junger Leser und über die Kunst, sie nicht mit leichter Kost abzuspeisen

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Heinz Janisch: "Ein Wort, ein Abenteuer"

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Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library

Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.

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NYT Books and Literature

Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Four Shots in the Night,’ by Henry Hemming; ‘Tripped,’ by Norman Ohler; ‘Hell Put to Shame,’ by ...

Three books describe the work of government investigators who want to uncover or bury the truth.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Four Shots in the Night,’ by Henry Hemming; ‘Tripped,’ by Norman Ohler; ‘Hell Put to Shame,’ by ...

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"Corpus Delicti": Juli Zeh verrät, was Abiturienten zu ihrem Buch wissen müssen

Derzeit laufen die Abiturprüfungen, in vielen Bundesländern ist Juli Zehs Roman "Corpus Delicti" Klausurthema. Wer könnte da besser helfen als die Autorin selbst?

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"Corpus Delicti": Juli Zeh verrät, was Abiturienten zu ihrem Buch wissen müssen