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    Not parody: Please enjoy this interview with Gwyneth Paltrow’s “book curator.”

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    Meryl Streep to star in a new Steven Soderbergh film written by Deborah Eisenberg!

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    New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

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    At the Birth of Surrealism in Montparnasse, 1913

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    Olivia Laing calls out Boris Johnson, splits £10,000 literary prize with fellow nominees.

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    Here are the winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards.

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    Your weekly deal memo: Carl Zimmer, Baba Yaga, Anita Diamant & more.

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    Today in “AI will replace us all.” Author avatars can now read their books to you.

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