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In Zora Neale Hurston’s Essays, the Nonfiction of a Nonconformist
Zora Neale Hurston’s best-known sentence, judging by its appearance on coffee mugs…
F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts
They were perplexing thefts, lacking a clear motive or payoff, and they…
Carl Bernstein, Looking Back at His Start, Conjures the Newsrooms of the Early 1960s
Carl Bernstein’s new book, “Chasing History,” is his second memoir. His first,…
16 New Books Coming in January
‘All Day Is a Long Time,’ by David Sanchez (Mariner, Jan. 18)This…
How Rekindling a Love for Tennis Turned Into a Raging Fire
When she turned 41 in 2013, the English novelist Scarlett Thomas returned…
Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters
Stoicism is also a protocol of attentiveness, which makes it an attractive…
‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond
Andreades follows her cohort into their careers, their marriages, affairs and divorces,…
Joan Didion Chronicled American Disorder With Her Own Unmistakable Style
But can anyone lampoon her style without relying on it? To condemn…
A Guide to Joan Didion’s Books
Didion’s “first collection of nonfiction writing, ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem,’ brings together some…
