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Books of The Times: John Berryman Is Reconsidered in 4 New Books [17 Oct 2014|02:32am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/books/john-berryman-is-reconsidered-in-4-new-books.html

Several new books include works of, and details about, the poet John Berryman, who would have been 100 this year.
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In 'Cosmigraphics,' Our Changing Pictures of Space Through Time [17 Oct 2014|02:35am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/science/space/in-cosmigraphics-our-changing-pictures-of-space-through-time.html

Over thousands of years, humans have tried to represent the universe in graphic form, whether in manuscripts, paintings, prints, books or supercomputer simulations.
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Children's Books: ‘Gabriel Finley and the Raven’s Riddle’ and ‘Heap House’ [17 Oct 2014|02:53pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/gabriel-finley-and-the-ravens-riddle-and-heap-house.html

Characters in two dark urban fairy tales for middle-grade readers uncover events hidden in the past.
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Children's Books: Marla Frazee’s ‘The Farmer and the Clown,’ and More [17 Oct 2014|02:53pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/marla-frazees-the-farmer-and-the-clown-and-more.html

From a distant farm to the African veldt, these picture books celebrate the limitless nature of creativity and imagination.
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Children's Books: ‘Kinda Like Brothers’ and ‘Half a World Away’ [17 Oct 2014|02:53pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/kinda-like-brothers-and-half-a-world-away.html

Two novels featuring adoption and foster care show how bonds are formed despite less than ideal circumstances.
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Children's Books: ‘Through the Woods’ and ‘Monstrous Affections’ [17 Oct 2014|02:54pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/through-the-woods-and-monstrous-affections.html

A collection of illustrated tales with a sinister bent, and an anthology of stories featuring otherworldly creatures.
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Inside the List [17 Oct 2014|02:54pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/books/review/inside-the-list.html

Marilynne Robinson, whose novel “Lila” is No. 4 on the hardcover fiction list, has found success agreeable. “A Pulitzer Prize is very reassuring, and that’s a fact.”
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‘Just Mercy,’ by Bryan Stevenson [17 Oct 2014|02:55pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/just-mercy-by-bryan-stevenson.html

A lawyer personalizes the struggle against injustice with the story of a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
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Simon Rich’s ‘Spoiled Brats’ [17 Oct 2014|02:55pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/simon-rich-spoiled-brats-review.html

Simon Rich’s humorous stories take on the millennial generation.
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Paul Theroux’s ‘Mr. Bones’ [17 Oct 2014|02:56pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/paul-therouxs-mr-bones.html

Men follow their compulsions, and sometimes receive their comeuppance, in Paul Theroux’s stories.
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‘The Betrayers,’ by David Bezmozgis [17 Oct 2014|02:56pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/the-betrayers-by-david-bezmozgis.html

Two Soviet Jews — an Israeli politician and a disgraced K.G.B. informer — are reunited decades after a devastating betrayal.
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‘Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America,’ by Jonathan Darman [17 Oct 2014|02:57pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/landslide-lbj-and-ronald-reagan-at-the-dawn-of-a-new-america-by-jonathan-darman.html

Jonathan Darman’s history of the 1960s weaves together accounts of the activities of Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan.
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Steven Pinker’s ‘The Sense of Style’ [17 Oct 2014|02:57pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/steven-pinker-the-sense-of-style-review.html

In his writing guide, the Harvard polymath Steven Pinker favors looser, more easygoing grammatical usage.
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Crime: John Sandford's 'Deadline,' and More [17 Oct 2014|02:58pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/john-sandfords-deadline-and-more.html

In John Sandford’s “Deadline,” dogs are being stolen and auctioned off for resale as laboratory animals.
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Editors’ Choice [17 Oct 2014|03:03pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/editors-choice.html

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
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Richard Norton Smith Dissects Nelson Rockefeller [17 Oct 2014|04:54pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/books/richard-norton-smith-dissects-nelson-rockefeller.html

In 15 years of research on Nelson A. Rockefeller, Richard Norton Smith says he came to see him as an impetuous dreamer who also wanted circumstances very much under his control.
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Siegfried Lenz, Novelist of Germany’s Past, Dies at 88 [17 Oct 2014|04:59pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/arts/artsspecial/siegfried-lenz-novelist-of-germanys-past-dies-at-88.html

Mr. Lenz, a best-selling writer whose stories examined his country’s role in the rise of Nazism, insisted that the past be recounted accurately.
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The Shortlist: 'A Wolf Called Romeo,' by Nick Jans, and More [17 Oct 2014|05:19pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/a-wolf-called-romeo-by-nick-jans-and-more.html

New books by Nick Jans, Rebecca Frankel and Benoit Denizet-Lewis.
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Paperback Row [17 Oct 2014|05:25pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/paperback-row.html

Paperback books of particular interest.
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Bookshelf: The Dark [17 Oct 2014|05:40pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2014/10/17/books/review/19bookshelf-slides.html

New picture books include Lizi Boyd’s “Flashlight” and Madeline Valentine’s “George in the Dark.”
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Story of Us [17 Oct 2014|06:07pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/book-review-podcast-the-story-of-us/

Christine Kenneally discusses “The Invisible History of the Human Race,” and Zephyr Teachout talks about “Corruption in America.”
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ArtsBeat: Elmore Leonard’s Papers (and Hawaiian Shirts) Go to University [17 Oct 2014|07:24pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/elmore-leonards-papers-and-hawaiian-shirts-go-to-university/

The University of South Carolina has acquired more than 150 boxes of materials for Elmore Leonard’s archive.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Story of Us [17 Oct 2014|09:14pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/book-review-podcast-the-story-of-us/

Christine Kenneally discusses “The Invisible History of the Human Race,” and Zephyr Teachout talks about “Corruption in America.”
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Bookshelf: Books About Danny Aiello, Filipino Natives on Coney Island and the Waldorf-Astoria [17 Oct 2014|10:46pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/nyregion/books-about-danny-aiello-filipino-natives-on-coney-island-and-the-waldorf-astoria.html

New books delve into the life of a New York actor, a promoter who created a human zoo in Brooklyn and one of the most expensive hotels.
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Cultural Studies: A Not-So-Young Audience for Young Adult Books [17 Oct 2014|11:01pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/fashion/a-not-so-young-audience-for-young-adult-books.html

An adult who reads books for young people counters critics who say she should keep to her own age.
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