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‘Speak,’ by Louisa Hall [24 Aug 2015|09:00am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/speak-by-louisa-hall.html

A poet’s novel is a meditation on robots, artificial intelligence, fairy tales and the human spirit.
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‘The Incarnations,’ by Susan Barker [24 Aug 2015|09:00am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/the-incarnations-by-susan-barker.html

A hard-luck Beijing driver comes across a series of letters describing his past lives.
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Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen Hits a New Octave [24 Aug 2015|05:57pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/books/review-in-purity-jonathan-franzen-hits-a-new-octave.html

This is Mr. Franzen’s most fleet-footed, least self-conscious and most intimate novel yet.
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Books: Book Review: ‘The Butterflies of North America; Titian Peale’s Lost Manuscript’ [24 Aug 2015|09:15pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/science/book-review-butterflies-of-north-america-titian-peales-lost-manuscript.html

With “The Butterflies of North America; Titian Peale’s Lost Manuscript,” today’s readers can appreciate both the insects and the striking images.
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‘We Believe the Children,’ by Richard Beck [24 Aug 2015|09:42pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/books/review/we-believe-the-children-by-richard-beck.html

The fantasy of Satanic abuse at preschools in the 1980s.
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Letters: New Orleans, 10 Years Later [24 Aug 2015|09:51pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/books/review/letters-new-orleans-10-years-later.html

Readers respond to a recent essay by Walter Isaacson and more.
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ArtsBeat: ‘Puppies’ Unrewarded at Sci-Fi Book Awards [24 Aug 2015|11:21pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/puppies-unrewarded-at-sci-fi-book-awards/

This year’s Hugo Awards had turned into a test of the genre’s politics.
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