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Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs look back on the books that have stuck with them in 2023.

Dwight Garner writes that voters, who “seemed to want a break from contemporary social reportage,” looked for immersive reads.

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Signatories include Tavi Gevinson, Ilana Glazer, Naomi Klein, and more.

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

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

His style as a poet and artist was informed by his upbringing in Shanghai and his years in Paris. He then joined the Pop-fueled studios of New York.

Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ textbook load.

She created one of the world’s best-known characters for children, and fought to have the book published, but she never sought celebrity status.