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Book reviews: ‘The Everywhere Millionaire’ and ‘The Vanishing Family’Feature A deep dive into ‘America’s Main Street millionaires’ and a mystery by Robert Kolker
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The Nobel Prize in Literature: the most controversial award?The Explainer Small group of Swedes chooses recipient of prestigious international honour, but subjective decision ‘reliably angers critics’
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October’s books include Kevin Roose on AI and a ‘gripping procedural’ by T. Geronimo JohnsonThe Week Recommends This month, explore how AI haunts us in real life, or indulge in a fictional take on the frightening costs of American bigotry
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Holding Lightning: new biography makes the case for Whitney Houston’s ‘genius’The Week Recommends Emily Lordi’s book refuses to reduce the singer’s story to the usual ‘good girl gone bad’ narrative
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Alexander McCall Smith’s 6 favorite booksFeature The best-selling author recommends works by Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark
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Book reviews: ‘An Unexpected Life: A Memoir’ and ‘Roll the Calls: A Memoir’Feature Gloria Steinem and Ari Emanuel tell their own stories
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Emily Ruskovich’s 6 favorite booksFeature The best-selling author recommends works by Marilynne Robinson and Jesmyn Ward
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Book reviews: ‘Exit Party’ and ‘Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy’Feature An apocalyptic post-U.S. science fiction and a fictionalized take on a real-world spy
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The writer who found the divine in natureFeature Annie Dillard published her first essay collection at just 28
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Get indoors and into the kitchen because the best of fall’s cookbooks are herethe week recommends It’s high season for new releases
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Redwood by Ben Macintyre: an ‘enjoyable caper’ filled with twistsThe Week Recommends The true story of a KGB spy who betrayed his country in exchange for an unexpected request
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Struggling men take centre stage in 2026 Booker shortlistIn the Spotlight Final contenders examine the role of fathers, sons and husbands
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Eriq La Salle’s 6 favorite booksFeature The award-winning actor-writer recommends works by Toni Morrison, Mario Puzo, and Philip Nicholson
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Book reviews: ‘The Disappearers’ and ‘American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey From Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump’Feature A critically-acclaimed tale of gay life in 1980s Jamaica and a deep dive into the life of vilified lawyer Ray Cohn
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