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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.

9 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

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

NYT Books and Literature

What Makes a Killer Thriller? We Asked Tana French.

Our list of the 50 best thrillers of the century. Plus a conversation with the author Tana French.

10 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

What Makes a Killer Thriller? We Asked Tana French.

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Maltese Version,’ by Katy Simpson Smith

Are the 30-somethings in Katy Simpson Smith’s “The Maltese Version” in love? That depends on how you define it.

11 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Maltese Version,’ by Katy Simpson Smith

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This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun

Come join the fun.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun

NYT Books and Literature

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.

1 day ago

NYT Books and Literature

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.”

1 day ago

NYT Books and Literature

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