Inside J.R.R. Tolkien’s Notebooks, a Glimpse of the Master Philologist at Work
A manuscript page from the “Lord of the Rings” author’s notebooks reveals his painstaking process of language invention.
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Fiction: In This Novel, a Mother Risks Everything for a Second Chance
Evgenia Citkowitz’s first novel, “The Shades,” follows the remorseful decline of a family in the aftermath of a daughter’s death.
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Nonfiction: The Illness That Had No Name
Amanda Stern’s memoir, “Little Panic,” recounts her quest to discover why she felt so different.
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Fiction: ‘O.K., Google, Make Me Happy’: In This Novel, Technology Is a Panacea
In Katie Williams’s “Tell the Machine Goodnight,” there are individualized “contentment plans” that let us know how to achieve peace of mind.
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Inside the List: Want a Belt Buckle, Coffee, Sword or Mug With That Book?
Sure, fans can buy books on authors’ websites. But enterprising authors like Brad Thor, Anne Rice and George R.R. Martin offer tie-in merchandise as well.
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Our back pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: a heroic quest in a finely detailed imaginary world.
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Children’s Books: Standout Summertime Picture Books
Young children will delight in these sweetly charming tales about sandcastles, ice cream, picnics and long walks.
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Fiction: Does the Name Dag Solstad Mean Anything to You? It Should.
He’s Norway’s greatest living writer, and two more of his novels — “T Singer” and “Armand V” — have recently been translated.
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Nonfiction: North Korea: Where Everything Is Forbidden Unless It Is Allowed
Travis Jeppesen’s “See You Again in Pyongyang” offers a glimpse into a country little known in the West.
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Fiction: A Multiracial Family Provides a Lens on the Essence of Caregiving
In Rumaan Alam’s second novel, “That Kind of Mother,” a white woman adopts a black son. Universal truths about family and motherhood ensue.
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