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Richard Howard, Pulitzer-winning poet and translator, dies at 92

Richard Howard, Pulitzer-winning poet and translator, dies at 92

Richard Howard, Pulitzer-winning poet and translator, dies at 92

 

Nancy Milford, Zelda Fitzgerald biographer, dies at 84

Nancy Milford, Zelda Fitzgerald biographer, dies at 84

Her biographies of the Jazz Age icon and of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay were best sellers.

 

Judd Apatow gets comedians to dish in ‘Sicker in the Head’

Judd Apatow gets comedians to dish in ‘Sicker in the Head’

In Judd Apatow's "Sicker in the Head," the filmmaker asks other creative types to delve into their process.

 

The best-reviewed books in March

Last month, our reviewers fell for emotional memoirs, deeply researched historical fiction and a new Maisie Dobbs installment.

 

Richard Lipez, novelist who featured a gay private eye, dies at 83

He wrote under the pseudonym Richard Stevenson and also reviewed crime fiction for The Post.

 

Inside the Fed’s frantic efforts to save the economy from the pandemic

Inside the Fed’s frantic efforts to save the economy from the pandemic

Journalist Nick Timiraos recounts Jerome Powell's successes, as well as the decisions that helped boost inflation.

 

A plea to preserve the megaforests that keep the Earth alive

Large forests are the planet's life-support system as well as places of rich diversity, John W. Reid and Thomas E. Lovejoy write.

 

The unconventional life and radical vision of Maria Montessori

With her new approach to learning, the Italian educator sought to help the underprivileged, Cristina De Stefano writes.

 

When a family tree is rooted in racism

As Maud Newton uncovers her ancestors' disturbing past, she also looks for ways to heal the damage.

 

The Civil War’s financial battles

The North's modern economy and wartime financial innovations all but guaranteed victory, Roger Lowenstein argues.

 

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