"A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face... one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy."
—Charles Langbridge Morgan
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The Zervos Picasso Catalog Is Resurrected
Thu, 23 May 2013 03:36:42 GMT
A legendary catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s works is being republished at a stratospheric price.
 
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Books of The Times: ‘Southern Cross the Dog,’ a Novel by Bill Cheng
Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:46 GMT
Bill Cheng’s first novel, “Southern Cross the Dog,” is set in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era.
 
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ArtsBeat: Lydia Davis Wins Booker International Prize
Wed, 22 May 2013 21:44:25 GMT
Ms. Davis, an American writer known for very short stories, was cited by the judges for stories that “embrace many a kind.”
 
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Books of The Times: ‘Straight Flush’ by Ben Mezrich
Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:01 GMT
In “Straight Flush,” Ben Mezrich follows a bunch of fraternity buddies through the rise and fall of what they hoped would be an online poker empire.
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ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: James Franco on Adapting Novels and Multitasking
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:13:39 GMT
James Franco, whose Faulkner adaptation for the big-screen, “As I Lay Dying,” is playing at Cannes, discusses his love of Faulkner and his ability to handle multiple projects at once.
 
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ArtsBeat: Rolling Stone Gathers Library Fines
Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:19 GMT
If a library in England wanted to collect, Keith Richards would have to pay thousands of dollars.
 
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Children’s Books: ‘Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf,’ and More
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:01 GMT
Four new picture books give the formerly fearsome wolf a makeover.
 
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A Pearl Buck Novel, New After 4 Decades
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:02 GMT
“The Eternal Wonder,” an unpublished novel by Pearl S. Buck that surfaced last year in a storage unit, is to be released this fall by Open Road Integrated Media.
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Books of The Times: ‘And the Mountains Echoed,’ by Khaled Hosseini
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:26:11 GMT
“And the Mountains Echoed,” a multigenerational novel by Khaled Hosseini, explores how characters define themselves through the choices they make.
 
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Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:19 GMT
“What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War II France,” a book by the historian Mary Louise Roberts, documents rape and other misconduct among the greatest generation.
 
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Books: In Essays, Nurses Highlight Job’s Tedious Duties and Profound Implications
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:42 GMT
In a new anthology of essays, 21 nurses describe the often quiet work of keeping patients alive.
 
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A Staging for Vonnegut’s ‘Make Up Your Mind’
Sun, 19 May 2013 21:35:48 GMT
The playwright Nicky Silver has adjusted Kurt Vonnegut’s 1993 play “Make Up Your Mind” so it can be staged in Boston.
 
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Books of The Times: ‘Americanah,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:26:59 GMT
In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book, “Americanah,” the main characters find that race matters wherever they go.
 
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Exposés of China’s Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong
Sun, 19 May 2013 00:24:28 GMT
Visitors from mainland China turn to Hong Kong bookstores for forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposés about their Communist Party masters.
 
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Bookshelf: Books on New York History and Sweet-Tooth Outlets
Sat, 18 May 2013 06:50:10 GMT
In “City of Ambition,” Mason B. Williams explores what drove a patrician Democrat and a street-smart Republican to revive New York City from the Great Depression.
 
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