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An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?

Sam Schwartz, a former New York City traffic commissioner, thinks autonomous vehicles are the future. But his book, “Autokill,” imagines a world where they go very wrong.

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An Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?

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Please Judge the Books I’m Reading

Literary awards get dismissed for elitism. But more than ever, we need passionate and idiosyncratic champions for the books most worth seeking out.

16 hours ago

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Please Judge the Books I’m Reading

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Believing’s Summer Reading List

Today, I’m sharing some of what I’ve been reading — and what you’ve told me you’re reading,

21 hours ago

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Believing’s Summer Reading List

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Book Review: “Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer”

Julie Kliegman’s thorough biography of the transgender tennis player is fascinatingly complicated by her changed stance on gender and sports.

22 hours ago

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Book Review: “Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer”

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Should You Be Ashamed to Put Down a Book You Don’t Enjoy?

Is it shameful, or sensible, to put down a book you don’t enjoy? Three little letters, and social media, have turbocharged a longstanding debate.

1 day ago

NYT Books and Literature

Should You Be Ashamed to Put Down a Book You Don’t Enjoy?

NYT Books and Literature

MacKenzie Scott Steps Back Into Spotlight With New Book

She posted four pages of a manuscript on a newly started Substack newsletter on Saturday and said that the novel would be released serially throughout August.

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NYT Books and Literature

MacKenzie Scott Steps Back Into Spotlight With New Book