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By Maggie Haberman The president’s former fixer describes him as a mob boss figure who made racist insults, was driven by hatred for President Barack …

By Elisabeth Egan The former first daughter, a force in publishing because of her Read With Jenna book club, is the author of a new …

By Adam Goldman Peter Strzok, who was fired for sending anti-Trump texts, played a central role in both the Hillary Clinton email and Trump-Russia investigations. …

By Sarah Lyall Late summer is supposed to be a slow time for publishers, but this year there’s plenty to get your heart racing. Source:: …

By Penelope Green In Ms. Reed’s writing for Newsweek, Vogue and other publications, her canvas included the follies of the powerful and the pleasures of …

In 1994, Jay Parini wrote for the Book Review about Carol Shields’s novel “The Stone Diaries,” the fictional autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett as she …

By Sam Roberts He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy …

By Gordon G. Chang Three new books examine one of the world’s most mysterious countries. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/books/review/becoming-kim-jong-un-jung-pak-ghost-flames-charles-hanley-kim-jong-un-and-the-bomb-ankit-panda.html

By John Leland His novel was turned into an era-defining movie and made him a lot of money. But he was never comfortable with its …

By Julia Jacobs A slice of fandom divides itself from J.K. Rowling. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/style/jk-rowling-transgender-fans.html

By J. D. Biersdorfer New work by Jason Adam Katzenstein, Lucy Knisley and Grant Snider reveals their engagement with issues both difficult and fun. Source:: …

By Jo Glanville The children’s book characters have become embroiled in a dispute about the redevelopment of a beloved Finnish landmark. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/arts/finland-moomins-lapinlahti.html

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/books/review/letters-to-the-editor.html

By Elizabeth A. Harris The nonprofit has said its National Emergency Library was a public service to people unable to access libraries during the pandemic, …

By Andrew LaVallee Fifteen poets tell us about the verses and books they are reading, or that they hope others seek out. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/books/poetry-poets-recommendations.html

By Elizabeth A. Harris Safely lending books is just the beginning. Libraries are figuring out everything from how to remain welcoming spaces to how to …

By Jennifer Szalai Even some of the president’s most vociferous detractors have long been reluctant to use the word, but there are signs that this …

By Sam Roberts His books and novels were consumed by identity, as a Tunisian-born Jew who fled to France, and as a left-wing Zionist who …

By Jennifer Schuessler In an open letter, more than 1,800 people criticized the foundation’s remarks and called on it to dedicate more proceeds from its …

By Elisabeth Egan You’ll root for the characters in Jean Kyoung Frazier’s funny and bittersweet debut novel, “Pizza Girl,” which focuses on a pregnant teenager …

By Norimitsu Onishi A book about France’s defeat in World War II has taken on a curious resonance as the country gazes across the border …

By Concepción de León and Elizabeth A. Harris A viral hashtag encouraged black and nonblack book authors to compare their pay. Publishers pledged to improve …

By Parul Sehgal More work by Hervé Guibert, who died at 36 in 1991, is being made available in English, including his great AIDS novel …

By Susan Choi A young woman’s reaction on social media to a terrorist act seals her fate in “A Burning,” by Megha Majumdar, a novel …

By Jenny Gross The creator of the “Harry Potter” series faced a backlash after she took aim at an article that referred to “people who …

By Jenny Gross The creator of the “Harry Potter” series faced a backlash after she took aim at an article that referred to “people who …

By Tina Jordan The outpouring of grief after the novelist’s death, The Times wrote, was no surprise, since his books — “more or less associated …

By Leah Umansky The hardest part about writing poetry is choosing the right words. Use a paper or magazine as raw material to get over …

By Penelope Green A former director of the Harlem Writers Guild, she published her first novel when she was 55, and her first mystery, featuring …

By Marilyn Stasio In these new crime novels, the settings — mountain hamlets, Antarctic ice fields, French sheep farms — may look bucolic. They are …

By Paul Tremblay In Dennis Mahoney’s “Ghostlove,” a young man becomes involved with the dead woman haunting his brownstone. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/books/review/ghostlove-dennis-mahoney.html

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/books/review/revisiting-the-arab-spring-in-letters-to-the-editor.html

By Tayari Jones She isn’t Georgia’s governor — she will tell you herself — but in “Our Time Is Now” she still has a blueprint …

Janet Mock, Trevor Noah and others featured in T share their favorite books. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/t-magazine/black-culture-writers-books.html

By Melena Ryzik, Wesley Morris, Mekado Murphy, Reggie Ugwu, Pierre-Antoine Louis, Salamishah Tillet and Siddhartha Mitter Our writers suggest works that illuminate and tackle issues …

By Bruce Weber An unusual case in American letters, he moved easily between literature and pop culture, including movies like “Stir Crazy” and “Splash,” to …