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Book Review: ‘The Improbable Victoria Woodhull,’ by Eden Collinsworth

Born dirt poor, Victoria Woodhull rose to heights of wealth and fame in the Gilded Age, reinventing herself along the way. A sprightly new biography recounts her unlikely story.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Improbable Victoria Woodhull,’ by Eden Collinsworth

NYT Books and Literature

10 Things We’re Excited About This Fall

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

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NYT Books and Literature

10 Things We’re Excited About This Fall

NYT Books and Literature

27 New Novels to Read This Fall

Check out books by Thomas Pynchon, Kiran Desai and Joe Hill, and revisit familiar worlds with Dan Brown, Mick Herron and Bolu Babalola.

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NYT Books and Literature

27 New Novels to Read This Fall

NYT Books and Literature

21 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall

Memoirs by Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Gilbert and Lionel Richie; history from Jill Lepore and David Nasaw; and plenty more.

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21 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall

NYT Books and Literature

Why Writing Her Big New Novel Took Kiran Desai 20 Years

Kiran Desai has returned with her most ambitious novel yet: “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” a sprawling romance that was all-consuming to complete.

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NYT Books and Literature

Why Writing Her Big New Novel Took Kiran Desai 20 Years

NYT Books and Literature

Rosalyn Drexler, Artistic Whirlwind Who Defied Categories, Dies at 98

She wrote plays, novels and an Emmy-winning Lily Tomlin special. She was a painter, a sculptor and a nightclub singer. Oh, and she also wrestled professionally.

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NYT Books and Literature

Rosalyn Drexler, Artistic Whirlwind Who Defied Categories, Dies at 98

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Manon Garcia: Können wir mit Männern noch leben?

Die französische Philosophin Manon Garcia hat ein Buch über den Pelicot-Prozess geschrieben. Hier spricht sie darüber, wie sie der Schrecken nicht mehr losließ.

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Manon Garcia: Können wir mit Männern noch leben?

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Giorgio Orelli: Dieser Klang, dieser Rhythmus

Der Schweizer Autor Giorgio Orelli ist vor zwölf Jahren gestorben. Nun erst erscheint sein letzter Gedichtband. Der erzählt von einem längst verschwundenen Tessin.

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Giorgio Orelli: Dieser Klang, dieser Rhythmus

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