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For 'The Immortalists' Knowledge Of Death Changes Lives

7:00am January 09, 2018

by Jean Zimmerman

In Chloe Benjamin's new book, four siblings growing up on the Lower East Side amid the upheavals of the 1960s gain forbidden, life-changing knowledge: The exact year and date of their deaths.

Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer of the podcast, "By The Book," share self-help secrets from books they've lived.

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Want A New You For The New Year? These Books Might Actually Help

6:06pm January 08, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by a new self-help book for each episode of their podcast By the Book, so they're experts on which ones might really help us keep our New Year's resolutions.

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'Gnomon' Starts Simply — And Then It Goes Sideways

7:00am January 07, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Nick Harkaway's big, ambitious new book is about pretty much everything, from ancient Egypt to a future utopia that actually seems utopian at first, until an inconvenient death disrupts everything.

Trump Exposé Has Plenty Of 'Fire And Fury,' Maybe A Little Less Substance

6:44pm January 06, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

Michael Wolff's incendiary new book about the first year of Donald Trump's presidency has plenty of juicy detail about chaos, infighting and cheeseburgers — but it's best read with a grain of salt.

Star 'Treknology': Imagining The Future Into Being

4:47pm January 06, 2018

by Adam Frank

From its first appearance, Star Trek has always been hopeful about the relationship between society and technology. Ethan Siegel doesn't lose sight of this in his book, Treknology, says Adam Frank.

In Women & Power, Mary Beard connects modern misogyny (and her own experiences of it) to ancient precedents.

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'Women & Power' Links Today's Trolls With Ancient Ancestors

10:00am January 06, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

Classicist Mary Beard's new book — a compilation of two of her lectures — traces current strains of misogyny back to the ancient world (one 7th century B.C. poet compared women to yapping dogs).

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For January, Let These 3 Romances Take You Somewhere Warm

7:00am January 06, 2018

by Maya Rodale

This month, we acknowledge that love actually is all around, with three romances that range from Victorian London to modern-day Mumbai — to the clash and clamor of an American football stadium.

'A State Of Freedom,' by Neel Mukherjee.

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In 'A State Of Freedom,' Be Careful What You Wish For

7:00am January 04, 2018

by Michael Schaub

The characters Neel Mukherjee's new novel all want better lives, and — to say the least — they're seldom rewarded. A State of Freedom is a dark, brutal read, but also surprisingly beautiful.

Bitch Planet: Triple Feature Vol. 1 By Kelly Sue DeConnick,‎ Cheryl Lynn Eaton,‎ Andrew Aydin,‎ and Conley Lyons.

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Return To 'B Planet' In this Timely New Anthology

7:00am December 19, 2017

by Etelka Lehoczky

In Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, creators Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro turn a score of talented writers and artists loose in the world of their futuristic feminist dystopia comic.

The British TV series National Treasure (available on Hulu) features Robbie Coltrane as a beloved comedian who has been accused of sexual assault, and Julie Walters (right) and Andrea Riseborough as his wife and daughter.

Critic's 'Ghost List' Has Books, Music And A TV Show That Deserve A Second Look

2:23pm December 13, 2017

by John Powers

Every year, critic John Powers is haunted by the things he wishes he'd reviewed. The themes his 2017 "Ghost List" range in spirit from cosmic surrealism to ripped-from-the-headlines immediacy.

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