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Paperback Row [11 Sep 2015|03:21pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/paperback-row.html

Paperback books of particular interest.
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Editors’ Choice [11 Sep 2015|03:24pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/editors-choice.html

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
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‘The Marvels,’ by Brian Selznick [11 Sep 2015|04:02pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-marvels-by-brian-selznick.html

A hybrid novel fuses two tales, one told entirely in illustrations, of family legacies and lore.
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‘Black Man in a White Coat,’ by Damon Tweedy [11 Sep 2015|04:02pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/black-man-in-a-white-coat-by-damon-tweedy.html

A look at the challenges and realities facing black doctors and patients.
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‘Beyond the Pond,’ ‘The Tea Party in the Woods’ and ‘The Little Gardener’ [11 Sep 2015|04:08pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/beyond-the-pond-the-tea-party-in-the-woods-and-the-little-gardener.html

Three picture books evoke the joy of adventure and discovery, without the interference of fearful adults.
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‘The Boys Who Challenged Hitler’ and ‘Somewhere There Is Still a Sun’ [11 Sep 2015|04:09pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-boys-who-challenged-hitler-and-somewhere-there-is-still-a-sun.html

Two books tell the stories of young people who resisted the Nazis, as partisans and in a concentration camp.
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‘George,’ by Alex Gino [11 Sep 2015|04:09pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/george-by-alex-gino.html

The protagonist of this middle-grade novel knows she’s a girl, though her birth certificate says otherwise.
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‘Appleblossom the Possum’ and ‘Firefly Hollow’ [11 Sep 2015|04:19pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/appleblossom-the-possum-and-firefly-hollow.html

Small animals with great ambitions (and a curiosity about humans) are featured in these middle-grade books.
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The Shortlist: Debut Novels [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/debut-novels.html

New books by Sarah Leipciger, Sara Taylor, Sophie McManus, Julie Iromuanya and Rebecca Dinerstein.
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Joe Meno’s ‘Marvel and a Wonder’ [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/joe-menos-marvel-and-a-wonder.html

Two men set out to reclaim a stolen inheritance.
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‘The Long Emancipation,’ by Ira Berlin [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-long-emancipation-by-ira-berlin.html

A fight against slavery led by free African-Americans.
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‘Can I Go Now?’ by Brian Kellow [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/can-i-go-now-by-brian-kellow.html

A biography of Sue Mengers, a larger-than-life Hollywood agent from the 1960s through the ’80s.
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Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/erica-jongs-fear-of-dying.html

Erica Jong inspired by aging, and by Isadora Wing.
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‘The Making of Home,’ by Judith Flanders [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-making-of-home-by-judith-flanders.html

A history, spanning centuries and continents, of the difference between house and home.
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‘The Story of My Teeth,’ by Valeria Luiselli [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-story-of-my-teeth-by-valeria-luiselli.html

A playful novel shaped by inventive collaborations.
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Open Book: No Slouch [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/no-slouch.html

A look back at reviews of Joan Didion’s work.
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‘The Last Love Song,’ a Biography of Joan Didion [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-last-love-song-a-biography-of-joan-didion.html

A biography of Joan Didion — Californian, New Yorker, American.
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‘A Nation of Nations,’ by Tom Gjelten [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/a-nation-of-nations-by-tom-gjelten.html

An NPR correspondent looks at how immigration has altered the face of a Virginia county.
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‘The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961’ [11 Sep 2015|04:20pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/books/review/the-president-and-the-apprentice-eisenhower-and-nixon-1952-1961.html

Irwin F. Gellman’s account of the vice-presidential years presents two Nixons, a demagogue and a pragmatist.
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Pynchon Intrigue Abounds Over ‘Cow Country’ [11 Sep 2015|07:19pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/12/books/pynchon-intrigue-abounds-over-cow-country.html

Harper’s Magazine kicked off a literary conspiracy theory that a little-read satirical novel was really written by the reclusive Thomas Pynchon.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘Fates and Furies’ [11 Sep 2015|10:33pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/book-review-podcast-fates-and-furies/

Lauren Groff talks about her new novel, and Scott Shane discusses “Objective Troy.”
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Books of Style: Alexander McQueen’s Turbulent Life [11 Sep 2015|11:33pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-blood-beneath-the-skin.html

“Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin.” looks at the designer who had “a darkness in his soul.”
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