Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Tag: Books and Literature
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Roald Dahl’s Books Are Rewritten to Cut Potentially Offensive Language
New editions of the best-selling author’s children’s classics, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” have been altered to eliminate words deemed inappropriate. A backlash ensued.
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Donald Spoto, Biographer of Hitchcock and Many More, Dies at 81
He wrote more than two dozen books, including richly detailed biographies of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Laurence Olivier and Jesus.
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Book Review Podcast: Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding
A celebration of community libraries and their expanding role, and a look at the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding.
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.