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Allan Folsom, Screenwriter and Novelist, Dies at 72 [23 May 2014|03:37am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/movies/allan-folsom-screenwriter-and-novelist-dies-at-72.html

It took three decades, but Mr. Folsom’s career finally caught fire beginning with the thriller “The Day After Tomorrow.”
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Allan Folsom, Whose First Novel Sold for $2 Million, Dies at 72 [23 May 2014|03:37am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/movies/allan-folsom-screenwriter-and-novelist-dies-at-72.html

It took three decades, but Mr. Folsom’s career finally caught fire beginning with the thriller “The Day After Tomorrow.”
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ArtsBeat: Fire Island Poetry Festival to Honor Frank O’Hara [23 May 2014|02:13pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/fire-island-poetry-festival-to-honor-frank-ohara/

The Frank O’Hara Fire Island Pines Poetry Festival will take place July 12.
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‘Wonderland,’ by Stacey D’Erasmo [23 May 2014|02:27pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/wonderland-by-stacey-derasmo.html

A 40-something rock singer looks to revive a career she had long abandoned.
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‘Lost for Words,’ by Edward St. Aubyn [23 May 2014|02:27pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/lost-for-words-by-edward-st-aubyn.html

In a change of pace, Edward St. Aubyn’s novel satirizes the awarding of a British literary prize.
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Author's Note: Please Turn to the Chapter on Obscurity . . . [23 May 2014|02:28pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/please-turn-to-the-chapter-on-obscurity.html

Some humiliations experienced by writers are more in-your-face than others.
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‘Sons of Wichita,’ by Daniel Schulman [23 May 2014|02:34pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/sons-of-wichita-by-daniel-schulman.html

A journalist looks at the business, social and political ambitions of one of America’s most powerful dynasties.
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‘Chop Chop,’ by Simon Wroe [23 May 2014|02:36pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/chop-chop-by-simon-wroe.html

Behind the scenes at a fictional restaurant with a sadistic chef.
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‘The Bees,’ by Laline Paull [23 May 2014|02:36pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/the-bees-by-laline-paull.html

In this novel, a curious and courageous bee makes her way in an authoritarian world.
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Book 3 of ‘My Struggle,’ by Karl Ove Knausgaard [23 May 2014|02:37pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/book-3-of-my-struggle-by-karl-ove-knausgaard.html

The third installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s six-volume autobiographical novel.
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‘Cambridge,’ by Susanna Kaysen [23 May 2014|02:41pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/cambridge-by-susanna-kaysen.html

A “novel-from-life” by the author of “Girl, Interrupted.”
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‘Be Safe I Love You,’ by Cara Hoffman [23 May 2014|02:41pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/be-safe-i-love-you-by-cara-hoffman.html

A soldier returns from Iraq, haunted by a tragic mistake.
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‘Off Course,’ by Michelle Huneven [23 May 2014|02:41pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/off-course-by-michelle-huneven.html

A student moves to her parents’ cabin to finish a dissertation.
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‘My Accidental Jihad,’ by Krista Bremer [23 May 2014|02:43pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/my-accidental-jihad-by-krista-bremer.html

What happens when a young American journalist falls in love with a Libyan émigré.
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Inside the List [23 May 2014|02:43pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/books/review/inside-the-list.html

Jeffery Deaver, whose thriller “The Skin Collector” is No. 8 on the hardcover fiction list, breeds show dogs and once passed up dinner with Angelina Jolie to tend to a dog’s matted coat.
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‘The People’s Republic of Amnesia’ and ‘Age of Ambition’ [23 May 2014|02:43pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/the-peoples-republic-of-amnesia-and-age-of-ambition.html

Two books on China examine a rapidly transforming society and its relationship to an often censored history.
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‘The Frangipani Hotel,’ by Violet Kupersmith [23 May 2014|02:44pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/books/review/the-frangipani-hotel-by-violet-kupersmith.html

Vietnamese folklore shapes a collection of otherworldly tales.
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ArtsBeat: Judge Rules That Harper Lee Can Renew Suit Against Museum [23 May 2014|03:20pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/judge-rules-that-harper-lee-can-renew-suit-against-museum/

A lawsuit by Harper Lee against a museum in Alabama, which appeared to have been settled, has been scheduled to go to trial in November.
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Bits Blog: Amazon Escalates Its Battle Against Publishers [23 May 2014|04:02pm]

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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/amazon-escalates-its-battle-against-hachette/

Just weeks after the retailing giant began pressuring the publisher on pricing by delaying shipping and cutting discounts, it is now refusing orders for coming books.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Saga of the Koch Brothers [23 May 2014|04:55pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/book-review-podcast-the-saga-of-the-koch-brothers/

Nicholas Lemann discusses Daniel Schulman’s “Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America’s Most Powerful and Private Dynasty.”
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ArtsBeat: Praise Poems: Ellen Bass Talks About ‘Like a Beggar’ [23 May 2014|05:20pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/praise-poems-ellen-bass-talks-about-like-a-beggar/

Ms. Bass discusses the poets who inspire her, the role of compassion in her work and more.
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‘No Place to Hide,’ by Glenn Greenwald [23 May 2014|06:45pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/08/books/review/no-place-to-hide-by-glenn-greenwald.html

In “No Place to Hide,” Glenn Greenwald writes about Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency and the dangers of government surveillance.
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Eduardo Galeano Disavows His Book ‘The Open Veins’ [23 May 2014|07:16pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/books/eduardo-galeano-disavows-his-book-the-open-veins.html

On the 43rd anniversary of his leftist manifesto “Open Veins,” the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano says, “Reality has changed a lot, and I have changed a lot.”
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Bits Blog: Amazon Escalates Its Battle Against Publishers [23 May 2014|08:32pm]

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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/amazon-escalates-its-battle-against-hachette/

Just weeks after the retailing giant began pressuring the publisher on pricing by delaying shipping and cutting discounts, it is now refusing orders for coming books.
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Bits Blog: Amazon Flexes Its Muscles in Fight Against Publishers [23 May 2014|10:24pm]

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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/amazon-escalates-its-battle-against-hachette/

Seeking ever-higher payments from publishers to bolster its anemic bottom line, Amazon is holding books and authors hostage on two continents by delaying shipments and raising prices.
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