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Quit Lit

There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.

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Quit Lit

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder,’ by Ashley Kahn

In “Days of Miracle and Wonder,” Ashley Kahn revisits the “trials and triumphs” of Paul Simon’s “Graceland.”

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder,’ by Ashley Kahn

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When Is It OK to Give Up on a Book? Our Readers Have Thoughts.

From carefree dabblers to book group die-hards, everyone, it seems, has an opinion. Just don’t tell them theirs is wrong.

21 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

When Is It OK to Give Up on a Book? Our Readers Have Thoughts.

NYT Books and Literature

This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like (Encore)

We bring back an episode from our archives, in which Annie Jacobsen discusses her 2024 book “Nuclear War: A Scenario.”

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NYT Books and Literature

This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like (Encore)

NYT Books and Literature

Children’s Picture Books About Sleep and Dreaming

New works cover everything from dreams to gods to insomnia.

1 day ago

NYT Books and Literature

Children’s Picture Books About Sleep and Dreaming

NYT Books and Literature

How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence

Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.

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NYT Books and Literature

How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence