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Book Review: ‘Now I Surrender,’ by Álvaro Enrigue

Álvaro Enrigue’s new novel, “Now I Surrender,” weaves past and present in a baroque anti-Western set in contested borderlands.

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Book Review: ‘Now I Surrender,’ by Álvaro Enrigue

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A Rock Star Philosopher

Michael Sandel, the Harvard professor, has been predicting this political moment for decades. We called him to discuss where we go from here.

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NYT Books and Literature

A Rock Star Philosopher

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Backstitch,’ by Marian Mitchell Donahue

“Backstitch,” a novel by Marian Mitchell Donahue, examines the stark contrast between public talent and private troubles.

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Book Review: ‘Backstitch,’ by Marian Mitchell Donahue

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘El Paso,’ by Jazmine Ulloa

In “El Paso,” Jazmine Ulloa paints her hometown as a microcosm for all that is good and bad about the United States.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘El Paso,’ by Jazmine Ulloa

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘A Far-Flung Life,’ by M.L. Stedman

In M.L. Stedman’s new novel, “A Far-Flung Life,” the beauty and breadth of her setting stand in counterpoint to the horrors of the human lives playing out upon it.

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Book Review: ‘A Far-Flung Life,’ by M.L. Stedman

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How a ‘Smut Renaissance’ Is Reshaping Our Digital Consumption and Desires

Smut on TV, in film and in the pages of popular romance novels is more plentiful and personal than ever. What happens when our screens are steamier than our bedrooms?

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How a ‘Smut Renaissance’ Is Reshaping Our Digital Consumption and Desires

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