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Book Review: ‘Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea,’ by Emily Wilson

A new book of essays by the celebrated classicist captures her excitement for her subject matter and the surprising range of her references.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea,’ by Emily Wilson

NYT Books and Literature

22 New Books to Read in September: John Green, R.F. Kuang, Marlon James and More

Novels by Marlon James, Emma Cline, Hernan Diaz and John Green; nonfiction by Emily Wilson and Robert Kolker; and more.

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NYT Books and Literature

22 New Books to Read in September: John Green, R.F. Kuang, Marlon James and More

NYT Books and Literature

The Best Literary Detective You’ve Never Heard Of, and the Man Who Made Him

How Peter Grainger, an English mystery writer, self-published his way into prominence.

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NYT Books and Literature

The Best Literary Detective You’ve Never Heard Of, and the Man Who Made Him

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Robert Skidelsky, Definitive Biographer of Keynes, Dies at 86

An economic historian and political maverick, he was a sometimes polarizing public intellectual and a member of the House of Lords.

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NYT Books and Literature

Robert Skidelsky, Definitive Biographer of Keynes, Dies at 86

NYT Books and Literature

A Comic Book About ‘Dogs’ Has a Serious Purpose

Lucy Lang, the state inspector general, wants teenage readers to understand the role of watchdogs in government.

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NYT Books and Literature

A Comic Book About ‘Dogs’ Has a Serious Purpose

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Black Shield,’ by Wilbert L. Cooper

In an evocative new memoir, the journalist Wilbert L. Cooper explores the history, and paradoxes, of race and policing in Cleveland, his hometown.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Black Shield,’ by Wilbert L. Cooper