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The 607-page ‘Confidence Man,’ from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, details unusual and erratic interactions between Trump and world leaders, members of Congress and his own aides. https://t.co/ov6WZNDHdj

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Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, joins Washington Post Live to discuss her great-grandmother’s legacy as we kick off our Black History Month series about the role Black women have played in the country’s development. https://t.co/4jSG3Hqpc0

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“Persuasion” — Jane Austen’s long-overlooked and underappreciated final novel about a regretful almost-spinster — is suddenly having a moment. It's about time. https://t.co/ze3AHZANZw

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Former Nintendo president @Reggie joins @PostLive to his discuss his journey from the Bronx to the top of the video game industry as shared in his new business memoir, “Disrupting the Game.” https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNGaYvwykWGj

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Review: Hulu premieres another complicated Sally Rooney romance with considerably less heat (and momentum) than “Normal People.” https://wapo.st/3Nfuqu9

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Gooch’s biography of the artist who captured the special energy of 1980s New York before dying in 1990, at 31, does exactly what biographies of the exceptionally famous should do: Gently, graciously, it reels in the myth, restoring the flesh-and-bone reality of its subject.

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Best-selling author, @pronounced_ing, joins @PostLive to discuss her latest novel, “Our Missing Hearts,” and using her platform to open doors for other aspiring writers. https://t.co/W6msmaGnj0

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Review: Andrew Ridker's family drama “Hope” features a tight-knit suburban family that comes undone. https://t.co/teGddA72jm

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Review: For a postapocalyptic drama premised on a flu that wipes out billions, “Station Eleven” — the 10-part adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 pandemic bestseller — is strikingly hopeful. https://t.co/rvnIAjCz8B

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Analysis: Nora Ephron’s novel “Heartburn” still scorches 40 years later https://t.co/hp03PpMPLB