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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls’ by David Sedaris

David Sedaris has been praised for his humor by the likes of Francine Prose, Craig Seligman and even Time Out New York, who said  “David Sedaris may be the funniest man alive.” We think his new book, Let’s Explore Diabetes … Continue reading

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Monday contest: Four much-anticipated books

Have you been keeping up with our 30 most anticipated books of 2012? If so, you know that March, April and May pack some big book releases: 17 of our 30 most anticipated books! We’re giving away four picks from … Continue reading

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Monday Contest: Best American Collection

The end of the year is approaching. Have you made your “Best of” lists yet? Geraldine Brooks was working on hers early this year, as the editor of Best American Short Stories 2011.  Here’s what she told me about assembling … Continue reading

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Montaigne, Renaissance man, makes a comeback

The next few months will bring two books inspired by the life and work of a long-dead French essayist. The first is a straight biography: in How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at … Continue reading

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Who’s your literary hero?

At the Guardian, they’re running an interesting series of brief essays by writers about “the writers who inspired them.” Though some of the writers veer off course to describe artists (Margaret Drabble, for example, chooses Van Gogh—and John Banville shares … Continue reading

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Best of 2009: Top 10 Nonfiction

And finally, the last of our “Best of 2009″ lists: nonfiction. This year’s picks include a little of everything, with an emphasis on memoir—it was a good year for getting personal. Changing My Mind by Zadie Smith Lit by Mary … Continue reading

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