David Gura Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Here is a book to revisit, by @Sarah_Chayes: "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside #Afghanistan After the Taliban." https://t.co/qY8IaJAT26 (It was published on August 17th, 2006 — almost exactly 15 years ago.)

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"Harlem Shuffle," by @colsonwhitehead, "reads like a book whose author thoroughly enjoyed what he was doing," @JanetMaslin writes in her @nytimesbooks rave. https://nyti.ms/3k6npAd

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Speakers include Hilton Als, Gov. Jerry Brown, Griffin Dunne, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Susanna Moore, Vanessa Redgrave, David Remnick, Patti Smith, Jia Tolentino, Calvin Trillin, and Kevin Young.

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At the end of his interview with @BarackObama, @ezraklein asked the former president for book recommendations. He suggested "The Overstory," by Richard Powers; "Memorial Drive," by Natasha Trethewey; and Mark Twain. https://t.co/D2nPYlm91e

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The New York Stock Exchange has halted trading of First Republic Bank's shares. The stock, which fell by more than 19% after the opening bell, was trading below $7.00. On March 9th, the day before regulators closed Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic closed at $96.01.

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Some news about Mark Meadows on the day his memoir, "The Chief's Chief," hits store shelves: https://t.co/tDN77eJi4X

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From SDNY's response to SBF's motion to dismiss several charges: "There is no basis for dismissal of any counts at this stage of the proceedings because the United States' treaty with The Bahamas does not place limits on charging a defendant with new offenses post-extradition."

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Skyhorse, Woody Allen's and Garrison Keillor's publisher, will release Blake Bailey's "Philip Roth: The Biography" in paperback: https://t.co/Yg7eYig7Ul

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"If there's one thing I've learned in my life with Lucinda, it's to never f**king underestimate Lucinda." Read @BronwenDickey's @gardenandgun profile of Lucinda Williams, who is recovering from a stroke, publishing a memoir, and preparing to go on tour: https://t.co/RmfKaTO7t8

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Items include honorary degrees from Brown and Smith, Tina Fey's "Bossypants," five Vladimir Nabokov books, inscribed copies of @helenprejean's "Dead Man Walking," @jodikantor and @mega2e's "She Said," Toni Morrison's "Beloved," and offprints by @tribelaw and @CassSunstein.