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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Mark O’Connell A recent must-read: A recent book I loved is Nicole Flattery’s Nothing Special. Here, she brilliantly captures the voice and the inner life of Mae, a young New Yorker working at Andy Warhol’s Factory. Flattery is such a unique and beguiling stylist, she is one of those writers whose sentences never quite wind up where you think they’re going. An unexpected joy (a book you knew nothing about): On the strength of a recommendation from a friend a couple of years back, I boug...

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Poets and authors write about what the late singer-songwriter and social activist meant to them

Poets and authors write about what the late singer-songwriter and social activist meant to them

This monthly (or so) podcast explores some of the magazine’s essays with the writers themselves

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A remarkable meditation on the murder case that rocked 1980s Ireland

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