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Linda Asher, Who Widened The New Yorker’s Taste in Fiction, Dies at 93

She published new voices like Haruki Murakami at the magazine and translated stories and books by Milan Kundera and Balzac from French.

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Linda Asher, Who Widened The New Yorker’s Taste in Fiction, Dies at 93

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Book Review: ‘A Double Life,’ by Mikita Brottman

In Mikita Brottman’s true-crime odyssey, “A Double Life,” things get lurid.

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Book Review: ‘A Double Life,’ by Mikita Brottman

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Anand Giridharadas on “Man in the Mirror,” and a Tragic Day on the Subway

Anand Giridharadas has written about the global elite and political persuasion. His new book explores a tragic day on the subway.

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Anand Giridharadas on “Man in the Mirror,” and a Tragic Day on the Subway

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Book Review: ‘The Eye of Goliath,’ by Diego Muzzio

Set just after World War I, “The Eye of Goliath” details a man’s descent into madness and a doctor’s unorthodox treatment methods.

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Book Review: ‘The Eye of Goliath,’ by Diego Muzzio

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New Mystery Books for Fall

Our columnist on James Sallis’s “Backwater” and three other new novels.

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New Mystery Books for Fall

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In ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Michael Douglas Recalls Life in the Spotlight

At 82, the famously roguish leading man has written a memoir, “One Helluva Ride,” that’s as candid and intimate as it is feisty.

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In ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Michael Douglas Recalls Life in the Spotlight