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2023 Oscar Nominations: Snubs and Surprises
It’s a record-setting year for performers of Asian descent. In the actress race, there’s room for Andrea Riseborough but not…
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The Chicago Home Was Designed for Parties. Then the Parties Stopped.
Before the pandemic, turning a house into a hub for big gatherings seemed like a good idea.
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In ‘This Other Eden,’ a Historical Tale of Paradise Lost
In his latest novel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding reimagines the history of a small mixed-race community’s devastating eviction…
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John Maynard Keynes Can’t Save You Now
Martin Riker’s novel “The Guest Lecture” details a tortured night inside the head of a young economist.
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The Thrill of Plot or the Richness of Detail? Try Both.
Laurent Mauvignier’s “The Birthday Party” is a thriller with an intense focus on its characters’ interior worlds.
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Closing the Book on Promises to Myself
This year’s resolution: No more worrying about all the volumes I know I’ll never read.
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Immigration Is Hard. This Novel Turns the Struggle Into a Comedy of Errors.
In Kathryn Ma’s new novel, “The Chinese Groove,” an overly optimistic Chinese man migrates to America to find connection and…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga Turns From Fiction to Polemic
BLACK AND FEMALE: Essays, by Tsitsi Dangarembga The Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga’s oeuvre has been defined by her…
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Oscars 2023 Nominee List
The complete list of Academy Award nominees for 2023.
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There’s Been a Revolution in How China Is Governed
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ There are few stories that are more crucial to the world’s future than what’s…