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Open Book: The Contenders [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/the-contenders.html

A look at the recently announced longlists of nominees for the National Book Awards.
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David Maraniss’s ‘Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story’ [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/david-maranisss-once-in-a-great-city-a-detroit-story.html

An expansive look at Detroit in 1963 captures its greatness on the cusp of its decline.
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John Banville’s ‘The Blue Guitar’ [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/john-banvilles-the-blue-guitar.html

A formerly famous painter returns to his hometown and takes up with a friend’s wife.
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‘This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!’ by Jonathan Evison [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance-by-jonathan-evison.html

In Evison’s fourth novel, a 78-year-old widow finds out she’s won a free cruise.
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Inside the List [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/books/review/inside-the-list.html

Lauren Groff, whose “Fates and Furies” is No. 7 on the hardcover fiction list, says she relates to both of the book’s main characters: “I wobble between action and somewhat optimistic fatalism.”
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Critic’s Take: Owing to the Greeks [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/owing-to-the-greeks.html

The economic imbroglio between Germany and Greece perfectly corresponds with literary history.
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‘The Invention of Nature,’ by Andrea Wulf [25 Sep 2015|03:31pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/the-invention-of-nature-by-andrea-wulf.html

Before Darwin, a strange, genius scientist sparked understanding of ecosystems, and of their endangerment.
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The Shortlist: Marriage Plots [25 Sep 2015|03:32pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/marriage-plots.html

New books by Clancy Martin, Jesse Kornbluth, Jill Bialosky and Jennifer Steil.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘Black Silent Majority’ [25 Sep 2015|05:34pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/book-review-podcast-black-silent-majority/

Khalil Gibran Muhammad talks about Michael Javen Fortner’s new book, and Hanna Rosin discusses David Brock’s “Killing the Messenger.”
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