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Reading the classics should be a joy, not a duty
Writing the history of the novel, even covering a limited period, is a challenge. No one could possibly read every novel that ...
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Dana Frank’s ‘Get Up & Get on It!’ Illuminates Black Wealth-Building and Resilience Through Generations
Follow Dana Frank's inspiring journey from picket lines to property lines in "Get Up and Get On It!" — an intimate look at ...
Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...
James Patterson on ‘Cross’ Reboot With Aldis Hodge — and Turning Down Seven Figures for Refusing to Whitewash His Lead Detective
Hodge stars as Alex Cross in the Prime Video thriller refresh on the detective, which was renewed for a second season ahead ...
Murderous Emperors, Plagues, Killer Lobsters: New Speculative Fiction
Amal El-Mohtar is the Book Review’s science fiction and fantasy columnist. She is a Hugo Award-winning writer and the ...
James Patterson Calls New ‘Cross’ Series More ‘Complicated’ and ‘Realistic’ Than His Original Novels
The new series from Amazon Prime Video stars Aldis Hodge as literary figure Alex Cross, a detective and forensic psychologist ...
‘Cross’ review: Forget coolly methodical, this version of Alex Cross is more intense
The Amazon series adapts James Patterson’s Alex Cross novels, about a detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. Unlike previous ...
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Gift suggestions for readers from Traci Thomas of 'The Stacks'
For those who loved some of this year's buzziest books, Traci Thomas has suggestions of other books they might want to check ...
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James Hunt is a reporter at The Block and writer of The Daily newsletter, keeping you up to speed on the latest crypto news every weekday. Prior to joining The Block in 2022, James spent four years as ...