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R.A. Montgomery, Publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure Series, Dies at 78 [20 Nov 2014|04:18am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/business/ra-montgomery-publisher-of-the-choose-your-own-adventure-series-dies-at-78-.html

Mr. Montgomery recognized the potential of a book that let the reader choose between two actions and endings.
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R.A. Montgomery, 78, Dies; Published Choose Your Own Adventure Series [20 Nov 2014|04:18am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/business/ra-montgomery-publisher-of-the-choose-your-own-adventure-series-dies-at-78-.html

Mr. Montgomery recognized the potential of a book that let the reader choose between two actions and endings.
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National Book Award Goes to Phil Klay for His Short Story Collection [20 Nov 2014|04:50am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/books/national-book-award-goes-to-phil-klay-for-redeployment.html

Mr. Klay won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday night for his debut short story collection, “Redeployment,” which draws on his experience as a Marine who served in Iraq.
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National Book Award Goes to Phil Klay for His Short Story Collection [20 Nov 2014|04:50am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/books/national-book-award-goes-to-phil-klay-for-redeployment.html

Mr. Klay won the fiction award for his debut collection, “Redeployment,” which draws on his experience as a Marine who served in Iraq.
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Gabrielle Hamilton: By the Book [20 Nov 2014|03:00pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/gabrielle-hamilton-by-the-book.html

The chef and author of “Prune” and “Blood, Bones and Butter”: “The perfectness of reading is when a book hits you and you hit it and . . . you are completed in a way you have never been before.”
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Books of The Times: A Memoir by Viv Albertine, Punk Rocker [20 Nov 2014|05:43pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/books/a-memoir-by-viv-albertine-punk-rocker.html

In “Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys,” Viv Albertine, the former guitarist and songwriter with the Slits, recalls being a groundbreaking woman in the world of punk rock.
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ArtsBeat: The New Republic’s Party Includes Bill Clinton, Toasts and Whispers of Unease [20 Nov 2014|08:27pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/the-new-republics-party-includes-bill-clinton-toasts-and-whispers-of-unease/

Chris Hughes, the owner, gives a speech about looking toward the future and embracing experimentation. The editors talk about protecting the past.
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Books of The Times: ‘Something Rich and Strange,’ a Ron Rash Anthology [20 Nov 2014|09:35pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/books/something-rich-and-strange-a-ron-rash-anthology.html

“Something Rich and Strange,” an anthology of stories by Ron Rash, explores the bleak pull of Appalachia for those who have left or seemingly cannot leave.
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ArtsBeat: Phil Klay’s Literary Salon on the F Train [20 Nov 2014|11:00pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/phil-klays-literary-salon-on-the-f-train/

The morning after winning the National Book Award, Mr. Klay spotted a commuter reading a book by another National Book Award winner — his mentor, Colum McCann.
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