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Jonathan Williams, Publisher, Dies at 79

Posted on March 30th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Mr. Williams founded the Jargon Society, a small publishing house that has introduced the works of little-known writers, photographers...

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Hugo Claus, 78, Belgian Novelist and Poet, Is Dead

Posted on March 30th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Mr. Claus was one of Belgium’s most renowned authors despite his often caustic portrayals of his nation, particularly its ambiguous...

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Robert Fagles, Translator of the Classics, Dies at 74

Posted on March 29th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Mr. Fagles was a renowned translator of Latin and Greek whose versions of Homer and Virgil became unlikely best sellers.

The Saturday Profile: Japanese Author Guides Women to ‘Dignity,’ but Others See Dullness

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Mariko Bando’s book, “The Dignity of a Woman,” has become one of Japan’s biggest best sellers in decades, but critics say it...

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The Funny Pages | Sunday Serial: The Lemur

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Chapter 12: Here was nothing more Terri Taylor could give John Glass beyond the name Charles Varriker, which kept cropping up with...

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Essay: It’s Not You, It’s Your Books

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Among the bookish, even casual literary references can turn into romantic deal breakers.

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Tobias Wolff’s stories are alert for moments of revelation.

Why Blog? Reason No. 92: Book Deal

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

A recent publishing agreement is lucrative and shocking.

Possessed: What Moral Turpitude Looks Like

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

A dandy is blackballed by Customs, thanks in part to a tall hat.

Nonfiction Chronicle

Posted on March 28th, 2008 on NYT > Books

Reviews of new nonfiction by Terese Svoboda, Christina Binkley, Chandler Burr and Robert S. Bennett.