‘The Interview’: Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society

The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.

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Overlooked Clue Sheds Light on Shakespeare’s Marriage

New research undermines the traditional view that Shakespeare was a distant, neglectful husband to his wife, Anne.

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Francis Davis, Sharp-Eared Jazz Critic and Husband of Terry Gross, Dies at 78

He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its past while worrying about its future.

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Overlooked No More: Ethel Lina White, Master of Suspense Who Inspired Hitchcock

A powerhouse of the genre, she published around 100 short stories and 17 novels, one of which was adapted into the acclaimed film “The Lady Vanishes.”

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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89

Mr. Vargas Llosa, who ran for Peru’s presidency in 1990 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, transformed episodes from his personal life into books that reverberated far beyond the borders of his native country.

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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Let Yourself Rage With Ada Limón

Limón has been on a mission to help Americans experience the full range of human emotion.

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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón

Limón has been on a mission to help Americans experience the full range of human emotion.

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A Killer’s Archive Is Offered for $80,000. Who Should Profit?

Albert Jones’s 11 books describe life in prison. His victims’ relatives say his family should not benefit from a sale of his story.

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Even After the Salman Rushdie Attack, Turmoil at Chautauqua Institution

Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias and dismay over cuts to the opera budget have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution. And this was after the attack on Salman Rushdie.

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She Wrote Last Summer’s Hit Thriller. Naturally, TV Was Next.

Suddenly Liz Moore blazed, comet-like, onto small screens and best-seller lists. But her writing career has been a slow burn.

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