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Carmen Balcells, Agent to Latin America’s Literary Lions, Dies at 85 [22 Sep 2015|12:19am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/books/carmen-balcells-agent-to-latin-americas-literary-lions-dies-at-85.html

Nicknamed “La Mamá Grande” after a story by Gabriel García Márquez, Ms. Balcells rewrote the rules of Spanish-language publishing.
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Jackie Collins, Best-Selling Novelist of Hollywood, Dies at 77 [22 Sep 2015|01:49am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/jackie-collins-best-selling-author-of-hollywood-tales-dies-at-77.html

Ms. Collins’s sex-filled, escapist (and even once banned) fiction was devoured by tens of millions of readers.
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‘The Visiting Privilege,’ by Joy Williams [22 Sep 2015|09:30am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/the-visiting-privilege-by-joy-williams.html

Stories spanning nearly 50 years are marked by queasy humor and a wry nihilism.
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‘Selfish,’ by Kim Kardashian West, and More [22 Sep 2015|09:30am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/selfish-by-kim-kardashian-west-and-more.html

The narcissism typified in one book is seen as either useful or dangerous in two others.
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Bookends: Why Read Books Considered Obscene? [22 Sep 2015|12:00pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/why-read-books-considered-obscene.html

James Parker and Liesl Schillinger discuss the pleasures of reading forbidden books.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel [22 Sep 2015|05:22pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/books/ta-nehisi-coates-to-write-black-panther-comic-for-marvel.html

Mr. Coates will write a yearlong series about the superhero that is to begin next spring.
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Patrick deWitt’s ‘Undermajordomo Minor’ [22 Sep 2015|07:51pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/review/patrick-dewitts-undermajordomo-minor.html

A tale of mystery, adventure, romance and quest, with an oddball detour.
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Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Deep South,’ Paul Theroux Takes an Eye-Opening Road Trip [22 Sep 2015|10:39pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/books/review-in-deep-south-paul-theroux-takes-an-eye-opening-road-trip.html

Mr. Theroux’s book touches on many corners of the South, including its food, language and gun shows.
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