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Books Our Editors Loved This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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NYT Books and Literature

Books Our Editors Loved This Week

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Book Review: ‘Mock Heart,’ by Jill Bialosky

The new and selected poems in Jill Bialosky’s “Mock Heart” show her steadily circling desire and domesticity.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Mock Heart,’ by Jill Bialosky

NYT Books and Literature

The Perfect Books for Classic Rom-Com Fans

The author Julie Olivia recommends novels that capture classic rom-com vibes.

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NYT Books and Literature

The Perfect Books for Classic Rom-Com Fans

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Call It Evil,’ by Susan Neiman

In a new book, Susan Neiman argues that by defining evil in terms of individual monstrousness we fail to perceive its widespread hold on our culture.

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Book Review: ‘Call It Evil,’ by Susan Neiman

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Is This It,’ by Steven Hyden

Steven Hyden considers the cultural shifts of the past 25 years in a new book about the band.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Is This It,’ by Steven Hyden

NYT Books and Literature

Watch (and Hear) Emma Cline’s Buzzy New Novel Become an Audiobook

We followed the audiobook production of Emma Cline’s Booker Prize nominee “Switzy” from start to finish to show you how it’s done.

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NYT Books and Literature

Watch (and Hear) Emma Cline’s Buzzy New Novel Become an Audiobook