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“A Seeker After Beauty, Wherever It Might Be Found”

Margaret Talbot’s father acted in everything from 1930s studio pictures to Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Melanie Rehak | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:18 PM ET

The Deep, Dark Forest

Philip Pullman retells the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Jenny Hendrix | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:16 PM ET

Not as Nice as You Think

On Barbara Kingsolver and the problems of socially responsible novels.

Michelle Dean | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:14 PM ET

There’s No Then Then

The dark days of Detroit.

Ben Mathis-Lilley | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:12 PM ET

Scandal at the National Book Awards

Was The Moviegoer’s victory in 1962 a fix?

Benjamin Hedin | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:10 PM ET

The Open Closet

John Schwartz accepted his gay son. He attempted suicide anyway.

Allison Benedikt | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:08 PM ET

Mean Is the End

This is the dek of a book review of a book about paperwork.

Troy Patterson | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:06 PM ET

The Audio Book Club on Cloud Atlas

Our critics discuss David Mitchell’s 500-year puzzle epic.

Emily Bazelon, Dan Kois, and Meghan O'Rourke | THE AUDIO BOOK CLUB | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:04 PM ET

The Birth of 33⅓

How Columbia Records won the battle of the speeds. Plus: Rare photos of Aretha, Streisand, Sinatra, and more.

Sean Wilentz | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:02 PM ET

The Sorrows of Young Lincoln

A debut graphic novel explores the 16th president’s depressive early years as a lawyer in Springfield, Ill.

Dan Kois | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:00 PM ET