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Moebius Helped Shape the Sci-Fi Worlds We Know Today

The work of the French artist Moebius made him a foundational influence on the fantasy worlds of the 20th century.

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Moebius Helped Shape the Sci-Fi Worlds We Know Today

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‘The Cat in the Hat’ Review: What Need Be Added to It That Is New?

The peppy animated version is filled with bold colors, half-decent jokes and a couple of catchy tunes.

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‘The Cat in the Hat’ Review: What Need Be Added to It That Is New?

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Book Review: ‘The King Under the Mountain,’ by D.J. Taylor

D.J. Taylor’s new book is part biography and part critical study of the writer behind “The Lord of the Rings.”

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Book Review: ‘The King Under the Mountain,’ by D.J. Taylor

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New Science Fiction and Fantasy

“The Subtle Art of Folding Space,” “Sublimation” and “Foundling Fathers” consider identity in worlds beyond our own.

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New Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Simon Winchester, Author of ‘The Professor and the Madman,’ Has Died

He was a geologist who switched careers and became a prolific and adventurous journalist. He died at 82.

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Simon Winchester, Author of ‘The Professor and the Madman,’ Has Died

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Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’

In books and essays, he captured the unease beneath Japan’s economic miracle and wrote about everyday people who might never appear in headlines.

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Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’