Books
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The Kafka You Never Knew
An unabridged volume of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores the rough edges and impulses that were buffed out of past editions.
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Prince Harry Learns to Cry, and Takes No Prisoners, in ‘Spare’
At once emotional and embittered, the royal memoir is mired in a paradox: drawing endless attention in an effort to…
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Is That All There Is? A Secular Seeker Visits Holy Sites.
In “The Half Known Life,” Pico Iyer journeys around the globe to study conceptions of the world beyond.
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The Rollout of Prince Harry’s Book Is Chaotic. Sales Are Still Surging.
A litany of leaks and interview clips before the book’s publication has made the process hard for the publisher to…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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What Are Your Reading Goals for 2023?
Maybe there’s an author you’ve always wanted to read. Or maybe this is the year you actually finish “The Power…
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When the Writing Demands Talent and Discretion, Call the Ghostwriter
Ghostwriters write books in someone else’s voice — without leaving fingerprints. Doing it well requires great technical skill and a…
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How Does a Family Change After Losing a Child?
Welcome to Group Text, a monthly column for readers and book clubs about the novels, memoirs and story collections that…
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‘Age of Vice’: A Lush Thriller Dives Into New Delhi’s Underworld
In Deepti Kapoor’s cinematic novel, a young man from the provinces falls in with a powerful crime syndicate.
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Read Your Way Through Tokyo
Hiromi Kawakami, one of Japan’s most popular contemporary novelists, travels with books that help her immerse herself in her destination.…