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Book Review: ‘In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man,’ by Tom Junod

In an affecting new memoir, Tom Junod, a prizewinning magazine writer, grapples with unsettling discoveries about his larger-than-life dad.

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Book Review: ‘In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man,’ by Tom Junod

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Golden Boy,’ by Patricia Finn

From his perch in Hawaii, the hero of Patricia Finn’s first novel, “The Golden Boy,” revisits his dark past in rural Ontario.

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Book Review: ‘The Golden Boy,’ by Patricia Finn

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Book Review: ‘Down Time,’ by Andrew Martin

In Andrew Martin’s keenly observed new novel, a group of friends navigate a society reshaped by the pandemic.

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Book Review: ‘Down Time,’ by Andrew Martin

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¿Estamos viviendo un ‘renacimiento de la obscenidad’?

En la televisión, el cine y las novelas populares, el contenido sexual es más abundante que nunca. ¿Qué pasa cuando nuestras pantallas son más ardientes que nuestros dormitorios?

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NYT Books and Literature

¿Estamos viviendo un ‘renacimiento de la obscenidad’?

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! A Memoir,’ by Liza Minnelli

“Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” is a familiar reminder that growing up in showbiz can lead to awards and adulation, but also to heartache.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! A Memoir,’ by Liza Minnelli

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Complex,’ by Karan Mahajan

Karan Mahajan’s new novel, “The Complex,” tracks the fortunes of a political family in a rapidly changing India.

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Book Review: ‘The Complex,’ by Karan Mahajan