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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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NYT Books and Literature

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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NYT Books and Literature

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

NYT Books and Literature

¿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?

24 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

¿Estamos viviendo un ‘renacimiento de la obscenidad’?

NYT Books and Literature

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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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Down Time,’ by Andrew Martin

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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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Complex,’ by Karan Mahajan

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