There’s a moment in Gliff where its narrator, a child named Briar, reflects upon reading a dictionary that ‘there was such a thing as a family of words… all touching on each other, hitting ...

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Suddenly Liz Moore blazed, comet-like, onto small screens and best-seller lists. But her writing career has been a slow burn. By Elisabeth Egan In “Sad Tiger,” the French author Neige Sinno ...

The former editor of Vanity Fair recalls the hedonism of the magazine's glory days in a deliciously gossipy memoir. This week, Mark Field answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what ...

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November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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