New York Times - Book

“You have to get really good at napping,” said Whitney Peak of “Sunrise on the Reaping,” “because you can have breaks anywhere from five minutes to three hours.”

In Lower Manhattan, a salt-sprayed cocktail bar pays homage to the 175-year-old white whale of American literature. So does its book club.At Quick Eternity, “Moby-Dick” is the inspiration for everything from the decorations to the conversations.

A sit-down with the ace magician Asi Wind, whose new book shares a few trade secrets, should have paid off with at least one successful caper. Not quite.

The former president’s new memoir trumpets his achievements while justifying his decision to run for a second term and his embrace of Israel’s war in Gaza.Joe Biden’s memoir runs on two tracks: steady pragmatism and accelerating grandiosity.

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