The New York Times Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Studded with blue-chip names, multi-million-dollar paintings, private jets and bottles of Dom Pérignon ’08, this tantalizing glimpse by a former dealer into the art world’s most rarefied stratum doubles as a cautionary tale about a largely unregulated industry where hubris, greed and fraud abound.

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After what he described as a "taking stock kind of year," Matt Haig, the author of "The Midnight Library," is looking forward to getting back to writing. Until then, he’s working on self-compassion. https://t.co/OHRD5RIYD2 https://t.co/vYzMVIbI8i

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In his stories of horror, humanity and uncomfortable truths, Neil Gaiman, the author behind "The Sandman" comic (and Netflix series), is going strong after decades of writing in just about every format. Here’s where to get started with his books. https://t.co/t47df3HK0T

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The narrator of this smart and sneering novel... is an unnamed Palestinian schoolteacher..who becomes involved in a scheme to buy Hermès Birkin bags... In a spiraling, hallucinogenic plot, the narrator seesaws between jaded American consumerism and the sadness and guilt of displacement.

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The "Where the Crawdads Sing" author Delia Owens and her husband crusaded to protect animals from poachers in Zambia. A visit to a remote conservation park reveals the long-term impact of their efforts on villagers. https://t.co/x0g5GCdpmo

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In Amazon Prime's mini-series "Daisy Jones & The Six," based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel, "you're expecting 'Rhiannon,' but what comes out of the speakers is more like 'MacArthur Park,'" our critic writes. https://t.co/TOltipPgiW

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Read our review of Michelle Obama’s new book, “The Light We Carry." https://t.co/XCfzijTTbr

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The Mexican writer Enrigue recasts the fateful meeting between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs in this hallucinatory novel, translated by Natasha Wimmer. Moctezuma is fearsome yet depressed, often tripping on magic mushrooms, while the conquistadors grow increasingly anxious.

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Two friends decide to walk the length of the Grand Canyon. What could go wrong? As this wildly entertaining book demonstrates, everything you can imagine, and then some. Fedarko takes us for a ride that’s often harrowing, frequently hilarious and full of wonderful nature writing.

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Sally Rooney's first two books, "Conversations With Friends" and "Normal People," made her more famous than she liked. For her latest, "Beautiful World, Where Are You," she asked herself what a novel is and why she’s taking on another one.