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Books Our Editors Love This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Books Our Editors Love This Week

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Mara Brock Akil Finds a New ‘Muse’ in ‘The Revelation of Dionne Daphne’

She’s been creating layered Black women for TV since “Girlfriends” in the early 2000s. In her debut novel, she raises the stakes for yet another one.

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Mara Brock Akil Finds a New ‘Muse’ in ‘The Revelation of Dionne Daphne’

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Best Sapphic Romance Books, According to Ashley Herring Blake

The author Ashley Herring Blake recommends swoony Sapphic novels that celebrate love between women across eras and genres.

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Best Sapphic Romance Books, According to Ashley Herring Blake

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Bible Passages May Soon Be Required Reading in Texas Public Schools

Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It focuses on classic literature and includes Bible excerpts.

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Bible Passages May Soon Be Required Reading in Texas Public Schools

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Paul Rudnick on His Favorite Books and His New ‘Tuxedo Society’

“I can always wait for the streaming version and hope for nudity,” says the writer, whose new novel, “The Tuxedo Society,” is about a cadre of gay spies.

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Paul Rudnick on His Favorite Books and His New ‘Tuxedo Society’

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‘“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”: The Cost of Fictionalizing the Holocaust’: A Winning Student Open Letter

We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Orly Kochinski, age 16.

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‘“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”: The Cost of Fictionalizing the Holocaust’: A Winning Student Open Letter