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This week: Katie Roiphe on Cristina Nehring’s “Vindication of Love”; Ross Douthat on Mark Helprin’s “Digital Barbarism”; Motoko Rich with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review, is the host.