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ChatGPT vs. Me: Who Will Write a Better Beach Read?
What makes a beach read a beach read? Is it an escapist subject matter? A frothy tone? Or is any…
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Book Club: Read ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ With the Book Review
In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 thriller…
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Jury Near Boston Deadlocks in Murder Case Against Karen Read
The jurors said they were “deeply divided” over whether Ms. Read killed her boyfriend, a Boston police officer; prosecutors said…
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‘A Calculating Killer or a Damsel in Distress?’: The Trial Transfixing Boston
Karen Read has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Officer John O’Keefe. But her lawyers say she’s innocent, alleging a…
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The Essential Alice Munro
Before I’d read Alice Munro — when my knowledge of her amounted to an oafish word cloud (“older woman,” “Canadian,”…
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A Party for the Haters
The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.
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Robert Kagan Takes the Long View on Trumpism
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Midnight, at the kitchen table, with a bowl of cornflakes. How…
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Letter by Letter, Steve Gleason Typed His Memoir With His Eyes
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). I have always loved to read, and I read nearly anywhere.…
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Ada Limón Won’t Let Prose Touch the Poetry on Her Shelves
What books are on your night stand? My night stand doesn’t speak to me anymore. That’s because, here’s the truth:…
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Kate Zambreno Takes Issue With What Counts as ‘Literature’
What books are on your night stand? A bit of a brag, but I just got the Annie Ernaux box…