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T Magazine: Old Books, New Thoughts [07 Nov 2014|05:54am]

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http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/pen-auction-philip-roth-portnoys-complaint-robert-caro-george-saunders-marilynne-robinson-jennifer-egan-junot-diaz/

On the occasion of an auction of annotated first editions to benefit PEN American Center, seven authors look back on their early books and younger selves.
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Children's Books: ‘Afterworlds,’ by Scott Westerfeld [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/afterworlds-by-scott-westerfeld.html

This young adult novel’s 18-year-old protagonist is the author of her own young adult novel about life after death.
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John Darnielle’s ‘Wolf in White Van’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/john-darnielles-wolf-in-white-van.html

A fantasy role-playing game ends in death.
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‘Censors at Work,’ by Robert Darnton [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/censors-at-work-by-robert-darnton.html

Robert Darnton probes the history of censorship and finds it isn’t always what we think it is.
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Jane Smiley’s ‘Some Luck’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/jane-smiley-some-luck-review.html

Jane Smiley’s novel, the first in a planned trilogy, follows an Iowa family over three transformative decades in America.
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Children's Books: ‘Arcady’s Goal,’ by Eugene Yelchin [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/arcadys-goal-by-eugene-yelchin.html

For Eugene Yelchin’s young hero, athletic prowess becomes a means of surviving Stalinist oppression.
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Author's Note: A Manual for Life [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/a-manual-for-life.html

The author credits the official guide of the Boy Scouts of America for his secondary education.
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Children's Books: ‘As an Oak Tree Grows,’ and More [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/as-an-oak-tree-grows-and-more.html

Three picture books appeal to children’s fascination with trees, providing information and flights of imagination.
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‘The Laughing Monsters,’ by Denis Johnson [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/the-laughing-monsters-by-denis-johnson.html

In Denis Johnson’s new novel, set in Africa, a spy and his ne’er-do-well friend plan to become rich by exploiting post-9/11 politics.
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Children's Books: Christopher Paul Curtis’s ‘Madman of Piney Woods’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/christopher-paul-curtiss-madman-of-piney-woods.html

In a small Canadian town in 1901, boys from very different backgrounds meet, bond and solve a mystery together.
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Children's Books: ‘Ambassador’ and ‘Lowriders in Space’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/ambassador-and-lowriders-in-space.html

Latino characters take readers on a journey into the cosmos in these middle-grade books.
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‘A World Elsewhere,’ by Sigrid MacRae [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/a-world-elsewhere-by-sigrid-macrae.html

The author’s mother remained in Germany through World War II.
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Children's Books: ‘100 Sideways Miles,’ by Andrew Smith [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/100-sideways-miles-by-andrew-smith.html

A boy injured in a bizarre accident yearns to break free of his overprotective novelist father in this young adult novel.
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‘How Google Works,’ by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/how-google-works-by-eric-schmidt-and-jonathan-rosenberg.html

Two technology executives explain the business methods behind Google’s groundbreaking success.
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Children's Books: ‘The Doubt Factory’ and ‘Love Is the Drug’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/the-doubt-factory-and-love-is-the-drug.html

Two young adult thrillers exploit the conventions of genre to offer head-on critiques of today’s political landscape.
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Children's Books: ‘In Real Life,’ by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/in-real-life-by-cory-doctorow-and-jen-wang.html

A teenager joins an all-female online group and is given a troubling assignment with real-world repercussions.
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Johanna Skibsrud’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/johanna-skibsruds-quartet-for-the-end-of-time.html

From Washington to Paris, four interwoven characters grapple with guilt and injustice.
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Children's Books: ‘Wildlife’ and ‘Even in Paradise’ [07 Nov 2014|04:52pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/wildlife-and-even-in-paradise.html

These coming-of-age novels find the heady days of high school filled with friendships, secrets, romance and treachery.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘Empire of Sin’ [07 Nov 2014|06:02pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/book-review-podcast-empire-of-sin/

Gary Krist discusses “Empire of Sin” and Maria Russo talks about this week’s Children’s Books section.
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ArtsBeat: Book Offers a New Overview of Nick Drake [07 Nov 2014|07:13pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/book-offers-a-new-overview-of-nick-drake/

“Remembered for a While” is a compilation of essays and memorabilia edited by Gabrielle Drake, the singer’s sister, and Cally Callomon, the manager of his musical estate.
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