The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair takes over the Park Avenue Armory for the 65th edition of the beloved fair.

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The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

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In “Darkenbloom,” by the Austrian novelist Eva Menasse, the citizens of a European border town have secrets they’d prefer to ...