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Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2023

December 29, 2023
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

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Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2022

December 27, 2022
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

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Book Review: Mr. Wilder, Are You Ready for Your Closeup?

November 18, 2022
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A funny, bittersweet novel by British writer Jonathan Coe portrays the great American film director Billy Wilder on the downside of his career

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Book Review: “Shmutz: A Novel” — Hasidim in Heat

September 29, 2022
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A young Hasidic woman addicted to Internet porn? Oy vey, who knew?

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Book Review: A Well-Written Biography of Stewart Brand — The Man Who Popularized Planetary Consciousness

July 25, 2022
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Stewart Brand’s greatest achievement, by far, was the simple act of putting the photograph of the earth as seen from space on the Whole Earth Catalog’s cover.

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Book Review: Looking Back, Fondly, on “The Modem World”

March 25, 2022
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This is a great book for anyone who wants to understand the early days of online communications.

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Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2021

December 28, 2021
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics, including some disappointments.

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