var digesttext = "Books of The Times: ‘Once Upon a Secret’: Mimi Alford on Her Affair With Kennedy (Feb 9, 2012 06:42)
Mimi Alford tells the story of her affair with President John F. Kennedy in “Once Upon a Secr..
Voyages: The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut (Feb 9, 2012 06:39)
Welcome to Dickens World, a peculiar theme park based on the author’s works.
John Sargent, Former Doubleday President, Dies at 87 (Feb 9, 2012 05:22)
Mr. Sargent oversaw the expansion of a modest-size family-controlled book publisher into an industry..
Katherine Boo on Her Book ‘Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ (Feb 9, 2012 02:17)
Katherine Boo, the author of “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai..
John Christopher, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 89 (Feb 8, 2012 22:23)
Mr. Christopher was author of the “Tripods” trilogy among many other books under many ..
Children\'s Books: Even Crocodiles Get the Blues (Feb 8, 2012 21:11)
In new picture books, one crocodile stands out in workaday Oslo; another watches as other species di..
Books of The Times: ‘Bringing Up Bébé,’ a French-Influenced Guide by Pamela Druckerman (Feb 8, 2012 20:07)
In “Bringing Up Bébé,” Pamela Druckerman shares the wisdom of French child r..
ArtsBeat: Radio Play of \'Their Eyes Were Watching God\' Is Set (Feb 8, 2012 17:10)
Live performances of the play, with a cast that features Phylicia Rashad and Leslie Uggams and direc..
Off the Shelf: ‘Strings Attached’ Looks at Incentives and Ethics — Review (Feb 8, 2012 16:06)
Everywhere we turn, we’re being offered incentives to act a certain way. A new book ponders t..
Books of The Times: ‘Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom’ by Stephen R. Platt (Feb 7, 2012 21:23)
In his new book, Stephen R. Platt recounts the 19th-century Taiping conflict in China, perhaps the b..
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