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Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87 [25 Aug 2015|01:04am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/books/cynthia-macdonald-poet-known-for-humor-and-ability-to-shock-dies-at-87.html

Ms. Macdonald’s idiosyncratic blend of humor and the grotesque made her a distinctive voice on the American poetry scene.
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Eli Gottlieb’s ‘Best Boy’ [25 Aug 2015|09:00am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/eli-gottliebs-best-boy.html

An autistic man hatches a plan to escape his confinement in a care facility.
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‘Give Us the Ballot,’ by Ari Berman [25 Aug 2015|09:00am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/give-us-the-ballot-by-ari-berman.html

A narrative history of the continuing efforts to weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Bookends: Do We Mistake Inaccessibility for Brilliance? [25 Aug 2015|12:00pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/do-we-mistake-inaccessibility-for-brilliance.html

Zoë Heller and Leslie Jamison discuss whether we overvalue difficulty in literature.
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Books of The Times: Review: ‘Billion-Dollar Ball’ Explores the Economics of College Football’s Top P [25 Aug 2015|08:59pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/books/review-billion-dollar-ball-explores-the-economics-of-college-footballs-top-programs.html

In this book, Gilbert M. Gaul examines how a small percentage of teams generate big revenue, often leaving others to sustain losses while trying to keep pace.
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ArtsBeat: Among Friends: Linda Rosenkrantz on ‘Talk’ [25 Aug 2015|11:28pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/among-friends-linda-rosenkrantz-on-talk/

Ms. Rosenkrantz discusses her recently reissued 1968 book, which is made up of candid conversations about psychoanalysis, sex and art.
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