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Books Of the Times: ‘David Hockney: A Rake’s Progress’ by Christopher Simon Sykes
A new biography of David Hockney traces his early life and work in England and Los Angeles up to 1975, including fascinating accounts of how some well-known paintings evolved.
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Jean Craighead George, Children’s Author, Dies at 92
Ms. George’s home held a menagerie, as did her books, most of them written for children and young adults.
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Essay: The Writer in the Family
Sure, authors get treated like weirdos in their own homes, but they have only themselves to blame.
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Children's Books: Picture Books About Bedtime
Picture books about bedtime.
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Children's Books: ‘Kepler’s Dream,’ by Juliet Bell
When the mother of this novel’s heroine needs a stem-cell transplant, the girl must spend the summer with her grandmother.
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Children's Books: ‘Tua and the Elephant,’ by R. P. Harris
In the bustling Thailand of R. P. Harris’s novel, a special bond is formed.
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Crime: New Books by Joseph Olshan, James Runcie and More
Joseph Olshan’s novel “Cloudland” concerns the impact of a murder on a rural community.
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‘Divorce Islamic Style,’ by Amara Lakhous
“Divorce Islamic Style,” a novel about Muslim immigrants in Italy, scales down important themes by concentrating on ordinary people.
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‘The Spanish Holocaust,’ by Paul Preston
In Paul Preston’s history of the Spanish Civil War, the atrocities under Franco mirror those in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
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Children's Books: Picture Books About Siblings
Picture books about siblings.
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ArtsBeat: Mapping Sebald's Trek, and His Mind
A California-based software developer mapped the many places mentioned in W. G. Sebald's "The Rings of Saturn."
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Children's Books: Three Books About Shelter
Shelter — from storms or from busy routines — is the subject of three books.
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Children's Books: The Newest Crop of Sleuths for Kids
From stolen sweets to missing parents, the sleuths in these stories have their work cut out for them.
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Children's Books: Books About Animal Pairs and Friendship
Four books explore friendship through animal pairs.
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‘The Conflict’ and ‘The New Feminist Agenda’
Two new books examine the current culture of motherhood: one bemoaning it and the other suggesting what might be done to improve the balance of work and family demands.
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