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Deion Sanders Still Believes in ‘The Little Engine That Could’
Fiction

Deion Sanders Still Believes in ‘The Little Engine That Could’

Credit…Rebecca Clarke That kids’ classic “completely changed my life,” says the former football star, now the University of Colorado’s “Coach Prime.” His new book is “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field.” Credit…Rebecca Clarke Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Peace! I need my peace. I usually

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A Murderer in the Family
Fiction

A Murderer in the Family

Credit…Carlo Giambarresi WOLF AT THE TABLE by Adam Rapp It is not uncommon for novelists to deal with speculation about how much of their own lives makes its way into their fiction. The typical response is to deflect, with some version of how we are in all our books, and leave it at that. Adam

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A Memoir of a Marriage Cut Short and the Secrets Left Behind
non-fiction

A Memoir of a Marriage Cut Short and the Secrets Left Behind

Molly Brodak was a poet, baker and memoirist who died in 2020. MOLLY , by Blake Butler The first sign that “Molly” is not going to be a typical memoir arrives on Page 20. That’s when the author, Blake Butler, finds himself on his hands and knees in agony beside his wife, whose body he

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Sparks Fly in Spicy New Romances
Romance

Sparks Fly in Spicy New Romances

Credit…Michela Buttignol Our columnist reviews saucy new books by Rebecca Ross, Rebekah Weatherspoon and Felicia Grossman. Credit…Michela Buttignol Olivia Waite is the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist. She writes queer historical romance, fantasy and critical essays on the genre’s history and future. March 24, 2024Updated 9:22 a.m. ET Romantasy loves to gild its protagonists with

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A.I. Chatbot, Will You Be My Friend? Seven Stories of Robot-Human Relationships
AI

A.I. Chatbot, Will You Be My Friend? Seven Stories of Robot-Human Relationships

Smart robots have populated fiction for generations, but now with artificial intelligence exploding around us, we’re seeing more titles than ever that grapple with this technology. In the following novels and stories, authors delve into personal relationships between humans and A.I. consciousnesses that may or may not inhabit bodies. Themes of loneliness, love, personhood, and

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Why I Chose to Be the Cover Model for My Own Novel
Fiction

Why I Chose to Be the Cover Model for My Own Novel

In 2021 a man on an island approached me and asked me if I was trans. When I said yes, he told me “I could barely tell, you’ve become very attractive to men, you must feel like you’ve reached your goal.” Playing with the male gaze seems to be a losing battle. You get judged

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Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Book of Kin” by Darius Atefat-Peckham
Fiction

Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Book of Kin” by Darius Atefat-Peckham

Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for the poetry collection Book of Kin by Darius Atefat-Peckham, which will be published by Autumn House Press on Oct. 25, 2024. Preorder the book here . A debut collection that draws on the poet’s Iranian heritage to process life-altering loss and grief. Darius Atefat-Peckham’s debut poetry

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The Lifelike Illusions of A.I.
AI

The Lifelike Illusions of A.I.

In January, 1999, the Washington Post reported that the National Security Agency had issued a memo on its intranet with the subject “Furby Alert.” According to the Post , the memo decreed that employees were prohibited from bringing to work any recording devices, including “toys, such as ‘Furbys,’ with built-in recorders that repeat the audio

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2 Novels to Make You Sweat and Shiver
novels

2 Novels to Make You Sweat and Shiver

Credit…Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times Dear readers, Could I interest you in a literary field trip to the sauna? The oak branch whipping is optional. The cold plunge is not. Every so often these shocks to the system are tremendously welcome: a way to clear the mind, heart and qi, even if the

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