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Author John Banville in Oxford, England.

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A Lady From 1881 Gets A New Portrait In 'Mrs. Osmond'

8:19am November 18, 2017

by Scott Simon

Man Booker Prize winner John Banville has written a sequel to Henry James' The Portrait Of A Lady. 'It was my initial foolhardiness and overweening pride that made me do it,' he says.

'Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News,' By Kevin Young

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'Bunk' Is Encyclopedic, Fascinating — And Frustrating

7:00am November 18, 2017

by Annalisa Quinn

Kevin Young's new book puts forth an instantly convincing pairing of race and hoaxing — both a "fake thing pretending to be real." But he loses readers' trust with knotty, overly aphoristic writing.

Reza Farazmand is the author of Comics for a Strange World.

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Cartoonist Reza Farazmand Walks Us Through Some Of His 'Comics For A Strange World'

12:00pm November 16, 2017

by Allen Peng

We asked the artist behind the popular webcomic Poorly Drawn Lines to share the thinking behind a few of the hilariously deadpan comics from his latest book.

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The Troublesome Universe Of 'Valiant Dust'

7:00am November 16, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Richard Baker is an established voice in military science fiction; his latest, Valiant Dust, kicks off a new space adventure series. But it's hampered by shallow characters and cultural blindness.

The 2017 National Book Awards were announced in New York City on Nov. 15.

Jesmyn Ward, Frank Bidart, Masha Gessen And Robin Benway Win National Book Awards

11:06pm November 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

For Ward, who won the fiction prize for Sing, Unburied, Sing, it was her second National Book Award. For Bidart, whose poetry collection spanned 51 years, it was akin to a lifetime achievement honor.

A Collection Of Christian Artifacts Unlike Any Other

12:50pm November 15, 2017

Join us on a trip to the Museum of the Bible.

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Andy Weir Aims To Duplicate His Martian Success With 'Artemis'

7:00am November 15, 2017

by Tasha Robinson

Weir returns to a successful formula in his new book — action and adventure in space, with a snarky voice and plenty of reader-friendly science — though this time the story moves to a moon colony.

Cover photo of Louise Erdrich's Future Home of a Living God.

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Louise Erdrich Delivers A Dystopian Feminist Thriller In 'Future Home'

1:30pm November 14, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

In Erdrich's new novel, fetuses seem to be randomly devolving and a new religious government is rounding up pregnant women, forcing them to give birth in prison-like hospitals.

Joe Biden and his son, the late Beau Biden, embrace at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Beau Biden delivered the keynote address that year. He died seven years later from brain cancer.

'Promise Me': Joe Biden On Loss, Grief And Recovery

11:55am November 14, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart-wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.

'Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race,' By Reni Eddo-Lodge

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'Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race' Is A Call To Action

11:16am November 14, 2017

by Silvia Viñas

In 2014, British journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote a blog post about how tired she was of engaging with oblivious white people about race. That post went viral, and it's now the basis for her new book.