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Mannered, Pretty 'Upstate' Is Quiet To A Fault

7:00am June 07, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Critic and novelist James Wood has often dinged other writers for what he calls "hysterical realism," but his new novel Upstate — while beautifully written — goes too far in the other direction.

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Tommy Orange's 'There There' Has A Wide Cast Of Native American Characters

6:38am June 07, 2018

by Lynn Neary

In his new novel, Tommy Orange introduces 12 different characters who converge on a powwow in Oakland, Calif. Orange is part of a new generation of Native American writers.

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Former FBI Counter-Terrorism Agent Reflects On 'Messing With The Enemy'

2:18pm June 06, 2018

by Dave Davies

Clint Watts developed online relationships with terrorists and their sympathizers in order to understand and undermine terror networks. He also researched Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections.

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In Haunted 'Florida,' The Storms And Panthers Are Always There. How Will You Survive?

7:00am June 06, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

In Lauren Groff's gorgeous, precise new story collection, Florida is a haunted place, full of eyes in the darkness — and angry, restless women, always on the move, always searching for something.

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In Lauren Groff's 'Florida,' Everything's Out To Get You

6:25pm June 05, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Groff's new short story collection, Florida, is a dark, visceral tribute to the state she has called home — though sometimes reluctantly — for the past 12 years.

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Seymour Hersh Reports On A Life In Journalism

3:49pm June 05, 2018

The "scoop artist" has written a memoir.

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, shown here walking with President Barack Obama, says Obama was bothered by the perception that he was aloof.

Obama Staffer Looks Back On His White House Years: 'It Can Take A Real Toll'

1:52pm June 05, 2018

by Dave Davies

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes was 24 when he saw the collapse of the first tower on 9/11. He says that moment was a "fork in the road" that eventually led to the White House.

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An Epic Conversation Draws To A Close In 'Kudos'

7:00am June 05, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Rachel Cusk's trilogy about a peripatetic writer and her many conversational partners winds up with Kudos. The books are essentially plotless — but there's plenty of joy to be found just in talk.

Former President Bill Clinton listens during a Monday interview about The President is Missing, a novel he wrote with James Patterson.

In Bill Clinton's New Thriller, A (Fictional) President Faces Impeachment

9:08pm June 04, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

The President Is Missing follows a commander in chief trying to thwart a cyberattack — and not lose his job. Clinton co-wrote the book with best-selling author James Patterson.

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Keith Hernandez On Baseball, 'Seinfeld' And Being His Own 'Worst Enemy'

2:06pm June 04, 2018

by Dave Davies

The former first baseman played on World Series-winning teams with the Cardinals and Mets, and made a memorable appearance on Seinfeld. His new memoir is I'm Keith Hernandez.

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