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In 1968, the celebrated author of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” arrived at Hamilton College to teach and work on his magnum opus, “Roots.” Now, on the centenary of his birth, a former student recalls Haley’s class.
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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The pioneering feminist scholar, who died this week, wrote about women, race, love, healing, pop culture and much more, always keeping Black women at the center.
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Our critic recommends old and new books.
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Debby Applegate discusses her new biography of Polly Adler, and Matthew Pearl talks about “The Taking of Jemima Boone.”
Three dishy reads explore the homes, customs and history of Britain’s elite.
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The Book Review’s art director picks his favorite covers from a year that reminded him of the joys of picking up a book and holding it in his hands.
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Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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Ann Marks’s biography is a fascinating overview of the “photographer nanny” whose work has kept critics, lawyers and scholars busy since it was discovered after her death in 2009.
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In “Sea State,” Tabitha Lasley writes about the time she spent in Scotland investigating life on and around oil rigs.
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“The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails,” edited by David Wondrich with Noah Rothbaum, is an authoritative work, nearly a decade in the making.
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“Accidental Gods,” by Anna Della Subin, is about “men unwittingly turned divine,” including Julius Caesar, Gandhi, Douglas MacArthur and others.
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Gorman’s latest poetry collection, “Call Us What We Carry,” offers reverence and effervescence, gravity and impishness, and poems that are focused, pithy and playfully heretical.
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