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“The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth”: An Economist, Erased

Maria Edgeworth sneaked economic theory into her best-selling novels. Two centuries later, a new book finally gives her the credit she deserves.

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NYT Books and Literature

“The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth”: An Economist, Erased

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Agrippa,’ by Robert Harris

Robert Harris’s new novel, “Agrippa,” follows a statesman who witnesses the transformation of a republic into an empire.

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Book Review: ‘Agrippa,’ by Robert Harris

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Book Review: ‘Under Story,’ by Chloe Benjamin

In “Under Story,” a grieving woman makes a discovery that could help her recover what she thought she had lost forever.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Under Story,’ by Chloe Benjamin

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Defending the Music,’ by Michael Steinberg

“The eloquence and depth of his prose remain for me the gold standard,” John Adams writes of Michael Steinberg, who excelled at his craft in the 1960s and ’70s.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Defending the Music,’ by Michael Steinberg

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The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation

Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.

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NYT Books and Literature

The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation

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Benjamin Alire Sáenz, First Latino Writer to Win PEN/Faulkner, Dies at 71

A former Catholic priest, he later became an acclaimed author, writing more than two dozen works about life in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands.

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NYT Books and Literature

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, First Latino Writer to Win PEN/Faulkner, Dies at 71