John Wood Sweet’s “The Sewing Girl’s Tale” tells the story of an unusual prosecution in 18th-century New York — and its contemporary relevance.
Tag: Books and Literature
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His First Novel Was a Critical Hit. Two Decades Later, He Rewrote It.
Many fiction writers wind up wishing they could redraft their early works. Akhil Sharma actually did.
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An Ode to Bookstores and Promiscuous Reading
I believe in bookstores in part because I believe in pluralism.
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Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse
More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”