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Ryū Murakami, Writer Who Explored Japan’s Dark Side, Dies at 74

His books about sex, drugs and social misfits amid the country’s economic boom — and subsequent bust — sold millions of copies.

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Ryū Murakami, Writer Who Explored Japan’s Dark Side, Dies at 74

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Eric Dane of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Highlights His Struggle With A.L.S. in Memoir

The actor, who played the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama, worked on the book up until his death in February from A.L.S.

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NYT Books and Literature

Eric Dane of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Highlights His Struggle With A.L.S. in Memoir

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Boiling Point,’ by Stephen Kinzer

In “Boiling Point,” the journalist Stephen Kinzer argues that decades of U.S. intervention brought Moscow and Kyiv into inevitable conflict.

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Book Review: ‘Boiling Point,’ by Stephen Kinzer

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Book Review: ‘Sweet Pea,’ by Kit de Waal

The heroine of Kit de Waal’s “Sweet Pea” can’t quite pull her new life together.

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Book Review: ‘Sweet Pea,’ by Kit de Waal

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Book Review: ‘West of Loveland,’ by Tom Drury

Tom Drury’s “West of Loveland” follows the dramas, mysteries and modest routines of a fictional Midwestern county.

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Book Review: ‘West of Loveland,’ by Tom Drury

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John Thorne, the Writer Who Celebrated Humble Food

John Thorne, who died last week at 83, was interested in making humble things sing.

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John Thorne, the Writer Who Celebrated Humble Food

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