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Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies »

Mr. Massingberd, a celebrated former obituaries editor of The Telegraph of London who made a once-dreary page required reading, died on Christmas Day. More

A Year of Books Worth Curling Up With »

Janet Maslin, Michiko Kakutani and William Grimes pick their favorite books of 2007. More

Strong Opinions »

The protagonist of “Diary of a Bad Year” is a mirror of J. M. Coetzee himself: a South African writer transplanted to Australia and the author of a novel titled “Waiting for the Barbarians.” More

The Kitchen God’s Life »

A history of the kitchen in the 20th century explains how the room came to be so central to modern life. More

‘An Ordinary Spy’ »

“Like all CIA employees in the Directorate of Operations (DO), I had a Top Secret clearance, which meant that I was cleared to see almost anything. Certain types of information required a special *** clearance- ***.” More

An Iranian in India, Encouraging Dialogue »

Out of jail, but with charges still pending, the Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo returned to New Delhi to finish his latest book. More

The Face of War »

In this Spanish novel, a war photographer confronts the morality of his work. More

The Hard Sell »

Vance Packard’s 1957 book showed how sinister advertising techniques were being imported into politics. More