A new exhibit opening this week features early drafts of ‘The Catcher in the Rye,’ ‘Franny and Zooey.’
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NBC News goes on the attack against Ronan Farrow and ‘Catch and Kill’ book
The defense comes as NBC News President Noah Oppenheim tries to calm employees roiled by the revelations from excerpts of the book that comes out Tuesday.
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Memoir details a long life, an adventurous spirit and a passion for boats
In ‘Wayfarer,’ James S. Rockefeller Jr. goes from Maine to Tahiti and back again, finding love and excitement along the way.
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Though set in the Great Depression, Jojo Moyes’ new novel is remarkably contemporary
Delivering library books by horseback to remote Kentucky towns, the heroine of “The Giver of Stars” discovers her inner resources and courage.
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Matt Lauer accused of raping former NBC colleague in Ronan Farrow’s new book
In a lengthy statement, Lauer emphatically denied the allegation, which he said is “categorically false, ignores the facts, and defies common sense.”
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Andrew Ridgeley’s new memoir remembers George Michael fondly
Ridgeley’s “Wham! George Michael & Me” is part memoir and part monument to one of the biggest pop stars of the 1980s.
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Michelle Obama’s next project is a companion to ‘Becoming’
‘Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice’ will be published Nov. 19.
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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates imagines a magical means to freedom
In relating the story of slave Hiram Walker, ‘The Water Dancer’ ‘offers much more than a relatively easy indictment of history.’
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A young man’s soul-search finds him in a boxing ring
In ‘Roughhouse Friday,’ writer Jaed Coffin explores themes of family and masculinity.
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Signings, etc.
Children’s author Michelle Houts will give a talk on her varied books and sign copies.