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Thrilling Fantasy Novels to Take You on Wild Adventures

Our columnist reviews “The Tapestry of Fate” and other new fantasy books.

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Thrilling Fantasy Novels to Take You on Wild Adventures

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Great New Historical Fiction

Our critic looks at the best recent releases.

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NYT Books and Literature

Great New Historical Fiction

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Lifeguard,’ by Janet Fash with Clio Chang

Janet Fash’s memoir is both a sunny coming-of-age story and an exposé of corruption, understaffing and unnecessary deaths at Rockaway Beach.

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Book Review: ‘Lifeguard,’ by Janet Fash with Clio Chang

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Shirley Lord, Beauty Editor, Novelist and Society Fixture, Dies at 93

An early champion of the mind-body connection, she held influential positions at Vogue, wrote steamy novels and regularly appeared in the tabloids.

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Shirley Lord, Beauty Editor, Novelist and Society Fixture, Dies at 93

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Rare Books on Sex Have Spiced Things Up at a Library Franklin Founded

The Library Company of Philadelphia, created in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, has received a gift of 1,500 volumes about sexuality dating back to the 17th century.

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Rare Books on Sex Have Spiced Things Up at a Library Franklin Founded

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Book Review: ‘The Housewives Underground,’ by Kaitlyn Tiffany

In “The Housewives Underground,” the Atlantic writer Kaitlyn Tiffany salutes a loose network of skeptics who questioned the findings of the Warren Report.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Housewives Underground,’ by Kaitlyn Tiffany