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Five Books Making News this Week: Witches, Bankers, and Irishmen

Five Books Making News this Week: Witches, Bankers, and Irishmen

Stacy Schiff, Jane Smiley, Colum Mcann, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | October 27, 2015

Five Books Making News This Week: Prizes, Presidents, and Pond Philosophers

Five Books Making News This Week: Prizes, Presidents, and Pond Philosophers

Adam Johnson, Anthony Marra, Marilynne Robinson, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | October 20, 2015

Five Books Making News This Week

Five Books Making News This Week

How Many "It Books" Can There Be At Once?

By Jane Ciabattari | October 14, 2015

Five Books Making News This Week: Punks, Geniuses, Parisians

Five Books Making News This Week: Punks, Geniuses, Parisians

Patti Smith, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Patrick Modiano and more

By Jane Ciabattari | October 6, 2015

Five Books Making News This Week:  Memoir Queens and Ping-Pong Losers

Five Books Making News This Week: Memoir Queens and Ping-Pong Losers

Also: Poets, Puppies, and Prize Winners

By Jane Ciabattari | September 29, 2015

Books Making News This Week: Awards Season Begins

Books Making News This Week: Awards Season Begins

From the Man Book to the NBA

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Five Books Making News This Week: Franzen Part II

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Five Books Making News This Week: Let the Franzen Begin

Ottessa Moshfegh, Lucia Berlin, Ivan Doig and More

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Retromix: Seuss, Didion, and Doctorow

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By Jane Ciabattari | July 21, 2015

Will 'Go Set a Watchman' Spoil 'Mockingbird'?

Will 'Go Set a Watchman' Spoil 'Mockingbird'?

Reviewing the Reviews of Harper Lee's Newsmaking Book

By Jane Ciabattari | July 14, 2015

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