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- Women’s crime fiction: There was nothing sentimental about it
Sarah Weinman, the editor of a new Library of America anthology, spotlights the no-nonsense work of female crime writers.
- 'The Heart Goes Last' offers a struggling young couple a Faustian bargain
Margaret Atwood's 15th novel depicts a mild dystopia in which the desire for freedom is pitted against the need for security.
- 'Fates and Furies' is Laurent Groff's cruel but clever subversion of marriage
With cutting inventiveness, one of today's best novelists examines a whirlwind marriage, and finds a new way to write about matrimony in the 21st century.
- Banned Books Week: How it's being celebrated across the country
Banned Books Week, which celebrates works that have been challenged or banned, is being held this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. The number of challenges reported this year is low in comparison to recent figures, according to the American Library Association.
- Annie Dillard: Which 5 books by this National Humanities Medal winner are must-reads?
Annie Dillard received national attention after earning the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.
- 'On Inequality' argues that instead of the same, we should all have enough
Moral philosopher Harry Frankfurter asks us to contemplate the 'doctrine of sufficiency' when it comes to money.
- Amy Schumer: Here's what we know about her upcoming memoir
Schumer, who wrote and starred in this summer's movie 'Trainwreck,' will reportedly release a memoir through Gallery Books in 2016.
- 'Lock & Mori' reworks Sherlock Holmes in a witty YA reimagining
'Lock & Mori' adds a new layer to the Sherlock Holmes pantheon: two brainy, tender-hearted kids attempting to protect each other from dangers beyond their ken.
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- 'The Story of the Lost Child' brings Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet to an extraordinary close
The fourth novel of Ferrante’s brilliant Neapolitan series is ablaze with dramatic incidents: adultery, suicide, political terrorism, more adultery, shocking betrayals, and a mysterious disappearance.