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Praise for Dolly Parton, ‘a National Treasure’

Readers react to the death of Dolly Parton’s music, philanthropy and the joy she brought to millions. Also: Moms love Spider-Man, too; reading with others.

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Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar

Will Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Survive Without Her?

The Amazonian river dolphin is 10 million years old and has pink skin. To the indigenous people, they are thoroughly wicked creatures

Even as a young man, Franz Rosenzweig was suspicious: "You believe you are philosophizing, but you are only writing your own biography”

Even as a young man, Franz Rosenzweig was suspicious: "You believe you are philosophizing, but you are only writing your own biography”

Before Godot, Beckett wrote a study of Proust and the redemptive force of art. He spent the next few decades abandoning that faith

With ‘Killer in the Code,’ Michael Connelly Puts His Reputation on the Line

Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.

Peter Nadas, Author of ‘the Greatest Novel Written in Our Time,’ Dies at 83

21 New Books to Read in September: John Green, R.F. Kuang, Marlon James and More

Book Review: ‘Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea,’ by Emily Wilson

22 New Books to Read in September: John Green, R.F. Kuang, Marlon James and More

The Best Literary Detective You’ve Never Heard Of, and the Man Who Made Him

Yes, its titans were bad writers, narcissists, failed artists, murderers, and Nazis — and yet, it’s okay to love literary theory

Frank O'Hara packed 100 references into 500 lines. Even his most devoted readers miss most of them