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    Books of The Times

    Speech and Violence Collide in ‘The Topeka School’

    Ben Lerner’s third novel draws on autobiographical details, like his previous two did, but offers a more conventional plot about a family in Kansas and the coarsening of political language.

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      Up Close and Personal: New Essays From Leslie Jamison

      In her second collection, “Make It Scream, Make It Burn,” the author of “The Empathy Exams” wages a journalistic battle between sentiment and detachment.

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      18 New Books to Watch For in October

      Ronan Farrow’s exposé about power, stories by Zadie Smith, a former C.I.A. agent’s tell-all and more.

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    Globetrotting

    Your sneak preview of books coming out in 2019 from around the world.

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    Samantha Power on What She’s Learned

    Power talks about her new memoir, “The Education of an Idealist,” and Craig Johnson discusses his Longmire mysteries.

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