Review: For such a small place, Iceland has a big influence

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“How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island,” by Egill Bjarnason (Penguin) ...

Designer David Rockwell offers a guide to his creativity

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NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic cut the connections between people and emptied the spaces they met. For award-winning architect and theater designer David...

Stacey Abrams has deal for 2 more political thrillers

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NEW YORK — Nearly 20 years after self-publishing her first novels, Stacey Abrams is hitting full stride as a writer. ...

US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize

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MADRID — A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem. ...

Posthumous John le Carré novel to be published in October

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LONDON — A final novel by John le Carré will be published this fall, 10 months after the spy writer’s death at the age...

Katy Tur memoir ‘Rough Draft’ scheduled for November

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NEW YORK — The next book from MSNBC anchor and NBC News correspondent Katy Tur will combine the personal and the professional. ...

Review: America struggles to reconcile the Tulsa genocide

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“The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice,” by Scott Ellsworth (Dutton) ...

Review: Jim Shepard’s stunning new novel about a pandemic

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“Phase Six,” by Jim Shepard (Alfred A. Knopf) After more than...

Philip Roth biography, pulled last month, has new publisher

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NEW YORK — A long-awaited book about Philip Roth that was pulled last month amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against biographer Blake...

Poet Carl Phillips wins $75,000 Jackson Prize

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NEW YORK — Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.” ...