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Book Review: Ten Letters

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| Tue Oct. 11, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Slideshow: The Best (Rejected) New Yorker Cartoons

A new collection of twisted, offensive, and/or hilarious rejects from cartoon editor Robert Mankoff's wastebasket.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 1:34 PM PDT

Book Review: Folks, This Ain't Normal

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| Fri Oct. 7, 2011 3:30 AM PDT

Former FBI Interrogator: Cheney Owes Obama an Apology

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 1:42 PM PDT

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Beating Al Qaeda With Pizza, Cookies, and the Koran

The story of FBI interrogator Ali Soufan is a rebuke to Bush-era torture policy and ongoing Islamophobia.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Justin Torres' Hard-Knock Debut Novel

The author of "We The Animals" on the fuzzy line between fiction and memoir, and why he hates the word "dysfunctional."

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 4:10 PM PDT
Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje, Among Thieves

The literary master discusses his fear of vampires, love of mongrels, and penchant for writing about pickpockets.

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Not Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin

Trillin, who's been a thorn in politicians' sides for 40 years, talks about his new essay collection and how humor can't be planned.

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| Fri Sep. 30, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Inside the World's Largest Embassy

Welcome to the Vatican-sized US Embassy in Baghdad, home to a $2 million dead lawn and the world's worst bar scene.

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| Wed Sep. 28, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Herman Cain's Health Care Plan: Think Happy Thoughts

The GOP presidential candidate's big plan to fix the health care system? Copy a '60s-era anti-littering campaign.

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| Tue Sep. 27, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

"Three Famines" Presents an Anatomy of the F-Word

Given Somalia's ongoing food crisis, Thomas Keneally's new history of famine is an important read.

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| Mon Sep. 26, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Craig Thompson—The Devil Made Me Draw It

The acclaimed graphic novelist talks parental censorship, leaving Christianity, and his new epic, Habibi.

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| Mon Sep. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

McGinniss on Palin: TMI

"The Rogue" crosses the thin line between "wow!" and "why?"

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| Fri Sep. 16, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Book Review: Grand Pursuit

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| Fri Sep. 9, 2011 3:30 AM PDT

Book Review: Can Israel Survive?

The country deals with the same old question, though its obstacles have shifted.

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| Fri Sep. 2, 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Book Review: Believing Is Seeing

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| Fri Sep. 2, 2011 3:30 AM PDT

Cheney Book: Photoshopping Plamegate

When it comes to the Bush administration’s signature scandal, the ex-veep is an unreliable source.

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| Tue Aug. 30, 2011 8:59 AM PDT

Accepting a Tamed Wilderness

According to Emma Marris's new manifesto, nature is irreversibly human.

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| Fri Aug. 26, 2011 3:15 AM PDT

The Rick Perry Book Club

The Texas governor’s favorite books, and what they tell us about him.

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| Thu Aug. 25, 2011 9:45 AM PDT

Tea Party Leaders Write Book

Tea Party Patriots leaders write their own version of tea party history.

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| Tue Aug. 23, 2011 8:58 AM PDT