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?Home,? a Novel by Toni Morrison
In Toni Morrison?s novel, a traumatized soldier returns from the Korean War to his segregated hometown in Georgia.
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By The Book: Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy, currently on Broadway in ?Venus in Fur? and in the film ?Hysteria,? wishes David Mitchell would match Philip Roth?s output.
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?This Will Be Difficult to Explain,? by Johanna Skibsrud
Whether in Paris or the Great Plains, failures to communicate fray the relationships in these tales.
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?The Lower River,? a Novel by Paul Theroux
In Paul Theroux?s novel, an American seeks a fresh start in Africa after a 40-year absence.
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?The Cause,? by Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson
Eric Alterman?s history of liberalism from the New Deal to the present concentrates on the men and women who have defined it.
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?The Tyranny of Clichés,? by Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg accuses liberals of lazy thinking and worse.
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?Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms,? by Richard Fortey
The paleontologist Richard Fortey searches out species that have endured hundreds of millions of years of planetary turmoil.
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?Wichita,? a Novel by Thad Ziolkowski
Fleeing the pressures of academia, Thad Ziolkowski?s Midwestern hero is sucked into his family?s schemes and strife.
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?Farther Away,? Essays by Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen?s essays express his love of birds and of writers, especially his friend David Foster Wallace.
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?Billy Lynn?s Long Halftime Walk,? by Ben Fountain
A firefight with Iraqi insurgents is caught on tape and turns a band of soldiers into media heroes in Ben Fountain?s satire.
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?Chasing Venus,? by Andrea Wulf
With a Venusian transit imminent, 18th-century astronomers risked their lives for a chance to measure the solar system.
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?Oblivion,? a Memoir by Héctor Abad
Héctor Abad creates a sociopolitical portrait of Colombia through the telling of his family?s story.
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Poems and Stories by Lucia Perillo
Lucia Perillo?s two collections, poems and stories, draw upon her experiences in a world that often hurts her.
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Up Front
Phillip Lopate on the transitional moment for essays.
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Inside the List
Toni Morrison, whose novel ?Home? enters the hardcover fiction list at No. 9 this week, remembers being confronted by a stark image of race relations as a freshman at Howard University.
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Editors? Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
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Paperback Row
Paperback books of particular interest.
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Letters: ?The Passage of Power?
Readers respond to Bill Clinton?s recent review of Robert Caro?s latest book about Lyndon Johnson.
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Letter: Anne Tyler?s Cosmos
A reader responds to a recent review of Anne Tyler?s ?The Beginner?s Goodbye.?
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Letters: ?Turing?s Cathedral?
Readers respond to a recent review of George Dyson?s ?Turing?s Cathedral.?
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Books F.A.Q.
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Essay: Let?s Go Reading in the Car
Audiobooks and road trips offer a chance to reacquaint children, and their parents, with the joy of listening to stories.
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Essay: The Voice
A great audiobook experience depends on the reader as much as the text.
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Essay: Books With 140 Characters
At 64,000 members and counting, the Twitter-based reading group 1book140 is a global concern.
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Archive: Book Review Podcast
This week, Joe Klein talks about Jonah Goldberg?s ?The Tyranny of Clichés?; Jeff Shesol discusses Eric Alterman?s history of liberalism from the New Deal to the present; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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ArtsBeat: Amateur Hour: Jack Hitt Talks About an American Tradition
The author of "Bunch of Amateurs" on the rebellious spirit of American innovators.
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ArtsBeat: Mapping Sebald's Trek, and His Mind
A California-based software developer mapped the many places mentioned in W. G. Sebald's "The Rings of Saturn."
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ArtsBeat: John Irving's Rules of Attraction
The author of "In One Person" spoke at the 92nd Street Y on Sunday night.
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The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues
Complete contents of the Book Review since 1997.
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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Best Books of 2011
The Book Review picks the year?s best fiction and nonfiction.
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Holiday Gift Guide: 100 Notable Books of 2011
The Book Review?s annual list.
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Children?s Books Spring Special Section
The Book Review?s spring roundup of the best of what?s new in children?s literature.
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Talk to the Newsroom: Book Review Editor Sam Tanenhaus
Sam Tanenhaus has been editor of the Book Review since April 2004.
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