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Duvall Hecht, who popularized audiobooks as founder of Books on Tape, dies at 91

An enterprising entrepreneur, he spun the tedium of his daily commute into a cottage industry that gave bibliophiles a novel way of experiencing literature.

 

10 noteworthy books for March

Clear your nightstand, virtual or otherwise, in anticipation of some excellent reading.

 

Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life

Karen Cheung introduces readers to an array of characters and tackles themes such as belonging, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home in a nearly uninhabitable city of tiny apartments and stratospheric rent.

 

In Stewart O’Nan’s ‘Ocean State,’ mean girls turn deadly

Stewart O'Nan's “Ocean State” opens with a shocking line, but the novel feels allergic to its own suspense.

 

William Barr’s memoir blasts Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses

In his memoir, the former attorney general defends his tenure under Trump.

 

Our favorite March rom-coms kick off with Tessa Bailey sequel, Lauren Kate's 'By Any Other Name'

USA TODAY staff read a slate of new rom-coms for March. Here are our favorites including Tessa Bailey's "Hook Line, and Sinker."

 

'No one lies like family': Liz Scheier uncovers her mother's deep deception in 'Never Simple'

The truth is more shocking than the lies made up to hide them in the new memoir by Liz Scheier.

 

10 noteworthy books for March

10 noteworthy books for March

Clear your nightstand, virtual or otherwise, in anticipation of some excellent reading.

 

Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life

Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life

Karen Cheung introduces readers to an array of characters and tackles themes such as belonging, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home in a nearly uninhabitable city of tiny apartments and stratospheric rent.

 

February books: The best-reviewed titles of the last month

Of the many February books we reviewed, these are the titles our critics liked best.

 

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