Books

Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...

Review: Legal writer John Grisham pens a basketball thriller

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“Sooley,” by John Grisham (Doubleday) When you’ve written 35 novels...

Chocolate to McNuggets: Book details history of kid food

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the saddles of horses...

Review: Review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel is very novel

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<p>“Whereabouts,” by Jhumpa Lahiri (Alfred A. Knopf) </p> <p>Pulitzer Prize winner...

Review: Legal writer John Grisham pens a basketball thriller

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<p>“Sooley,” by John Grisham (Doubleday) </p> <p>When you’ve written 35 novels...

Chocolate to McNuggets: Book details history of kid food

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NEW YORK — Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the saddles of horses...

Review: Review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel is very novel

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“Whereabouts,” by Jhumpa Lahiri (Alfred A. Knopf) Pulitzer Prize winner...

Rare Raymond Chandler essay includes writing, office tips

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Philip Marlowe, the most self-reliant of fictional detectives, had no boss and no one to boss around. His creator, Raymond Chandler,...

Inventive books make final 6 for International Booker Prize

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<p>LONDON &mdash; Books from Europe and Latin America that blur the boundaries of fiction, history and memoir are the final six contenders for the...

Rare Raymond Chandler essay includes writing, office tips

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NEW YORK — Philip Marlowe, the most self-reliant of fictional detectives, had no boss and no one to boss around. His creator, Raymond Chandler,...