The author of “The Year of Magical Thinking” publishes a slim, fascinating volume documenting a reporting trip 47 years ago.
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Gish Jen’s nonfiction work, ‘The Girl at the Baggage Claim,’ examines East-West identity | Book review
The novelist, in her latest book, continues her comparative study of what it means to be Eastern or Western.
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Seattle's 1906 Central Library was magnificent — and far too popular VIEW
The Carnegie funded library lasted for about 50 years before it was replaced.
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Barack and Michelle Obama have book deals
NEW YORK (AP) — Barack and Michelle Obama have book deals. The former president and first lady have signed with Penguin Random House, the publisher...