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Books of The Times: ‘The New Digital Age,’ by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 7:26pm
In “The New Digital Age” Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen lay out a future without secrets — for the good and the bad.    

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Books Of Style: The Year of the Cat — Books of Style

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 6:46pm
TV shows, guest appearances, books by (yes) and about cats, and a new Monopoly piece.    

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ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: A Gulf in Sales Numbers

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 2:30pm
Volume two of “Detective Comics” enters the hardcover list at No. 1.    

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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Willa Cather’s Letters

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:25pm
Tom Perrotta talks about a new selection of the great American writer’s correspondence.    

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‘The Story Until Now’ and ‘Son of Destruction,’ by Kit Reed

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:16pm
Kit Reed’s stories and novels are hard to categorize.    
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‘Finding Florida,’ by T. D. Allman

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:15pm
T. D. Allman traces five centuries of Florida history, from discovery to settlement to tourist destination.    
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‘Al Capp,’ by Michael Schumacher and Denis Kitchen

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:15pm
For 43 years “Li’l Abner” entertained millions, but the comic strip’s creator was a complicated, often unpleasant man.    
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‘Gulp,’ by Mary Roach

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:14pm
Mary Roach on what happens after you eat.    
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‘Tiger Writing,’ by Gish Jen

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:13pm
Gish Jen discusses the differences between Asian and Western approaches to identity.    
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‘Cooked,’ by Michael Pollan

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:13pm
Michael Pollan on how to prepare your own food.    
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Marci Shore’s ‘Taste of Ashes’

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:12pm
Marci Shore examines the psyche of Eastern Europe in the wake of the revolutions of 1989.    
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‘Life After Life,’ by Kate Atkinson

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:12pm
Kate Atkinson’s novel follows the many alternate courses her protagonist’s destiny might have taken.    
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Rachel Kushner’s ‘Flamethrowers’

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:12pm
In Rachel Kushner’s second novel, an impressionable artist navigates the volatile worlds of New York and Rome in the 1970s.    
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‘Above All Things,’ by Tanis Rideout

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:10pm
Tanis Rideout’s novel relates the story of George Mallory’s third Mount Everest expedition.    
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‘The Burgess Boys,’ by Elizabeth Strout

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:10pm
A fractious family comes together to defend a troubled relative in Elizabeth Strout’s novel.    
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‘All That Is,’ by James Salter

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:10pm
James Salter’s first novel in more than 30 years follows the loves and losses of a World War II veteran.    
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Up Front

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:08pm
The novelist Tom Perrotta considers Willa Cather “one of the truly underrated” American writers.    
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Essay: Nice Poem; I’ll Take It

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:07pm
How it feels to be the victim of a serial plagiarist.    
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Editors’ Choice

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:06pm
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.    
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Paperback Row

The New York Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 12:59pm
Paperback books of particular interest.    
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