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The Lonely Librarian, the Color of Melancholy, and Tangerines

An editor recommends old and new books.

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Mona Simpson’s Fiancé Promised to Read ‘Middlemarch.’ He Never Did. Now He’s Her Ex.

What books are on your night stand? On my night stand? They’re crowded out by 15 pairs of reading glasses!…

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Ari Shapiro Reads Cookbooks for Comfort and Pleasure

What books are on your night stand? The vast majority of my reading is for author interviews on “All Things…

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Books for Valentine’s Day

An editor recommends old and new books.

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Jojo Moyes’s Grandmother Knew a Bookworm When She Saw One

What books are on your night stand? “Shrines of Gaiety,” by Kate Atkinson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All Be…

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What Is Literary Criticism For?

John Guillory’s “Cultural Capital,” published amid the 1990s canon wars, became a classic. In a follow-up, “Professing Criticism,” he takes…

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A Century On, the Search for the Real Franz Kafka Continues

The first time Franz Kafka’s voice entered my head, I was 15. Two new friends I’d made through our shared…

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Demon Dolls, Lonely Dolls and Sex Dolls

An editor recommends old and new books.

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Patricia Engel’s Enduring Friendships Always Include Books

What books are on your night stand? “The Easy Life,” by Marguerite Duras, “Small Things Like These,” by Claire Keegan,…

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Closing the Book on Promises to Myself

This year’s resolution: No more worrying about all the volumes I know I’ll never read.

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