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Recommendations and analysis of the movies, books, music and TV that should be on your radar this week and beyond.

Of course Stephen King, Ursua K. Le Guin and Virginia Woolf could make their crazy ideas work

10 Insane Ideas That Made Brilliant Books

From Stephen King to a Seinfeldian book about nothing to a 19th century Eastern European classic

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How Mindfulness Became a Multi-Million Dollar Brand

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Viewing the Tumult of the Nigerian Military Coup Through the Eyes of a Native Son

Crosby Stills Nash and Young perform in 1974 in London. (Getty Images)

RCL Talks Drugs, Legacy and Woodstock With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Biographer

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Did a Mother Really Plot to Burn Her Special Needs Child to Death?

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Vogue Model’s Real-Life Transformation From Muse to War Correspondent

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Grieving Woman Finds Solace in a Friend Met Through Porn, Earnest Hippos

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This Violent, Convoluted Murder Mystery Has Been Published in 30 Countries

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Murder, Affairs, and Too Much Booze Abound in This Debut Author’s Crime Thriller

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How The Beatles Helped a Father-Daughter Relationship Weather Abuse

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Extreme Racism Prompts “Demelanization” Surgery in This Satirical Debut Novel

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One Father’s Toxic Masculinity, Insatiable Drive Ruins Thousands of Lives in Debut Novel

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Chapter One: “Dr. Who” and Quantum Physics Inspire Debut Author Mike Chen

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Chapter One: Debut Author Mesha Maren On Her New Thriller, “Sugar Run”

These Books Are Smaller Than a Smartphone

These Books Are Smaller Than a Smartphone

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10 Books to Read in 2019 to Challenge Your Political Beliefs

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Michelle Obama Shares Sly Jabs and Smart Advice at Brooklyn Book Tour Stop

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Inside the Illegal and Unethical World of Owning Dinosaur Bones

Stan Lee pictured signing poster for an exhibit in his Beverly Hills office in 2009. (Photo by Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

I Knew Stan Lee — The Comic Great Was a Real Life Superhero

The cover of Stephen King's latest book in front of fireworks, an integral component to the book's plot. Photo illustration by RCL. (Getty)

In Stephen King’s Latest Novel, The Evil Are The Intolerant

Michael Ovitz, co-founder the Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, California, 1987. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)

Entertainment Mogul Michael Ovitz’s New Memoir Talks Life, Power, and Regrets

America’s Sexual Fantasies Laid Bare in New Book

America’s Sexual Fantasies Laid Bare in New Book

Spy’s Satire Takes on War on Terror “Absurdities”

Often cited as one of the first young adult novels, the 50th anniversary of the YA classic "The Outsiders" by author Susan Eloise "S.E." Hinton at Barnes & Noble on April 24, 2017 in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Behind the Scenes of Getting a Young Adult Novel Published

An exterior view of the U.S. embassy in Libya that is allegedly under the control of members of the Fajr Libya is seen in Tripoli, Libya on August 31, 2014. (Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The Desert Escape and the Book the CIA Doesn’t Want You to Read

The cover of Robin, Dave Itzkoff's forthcoming biography of the late comedian.

A RealClearLife Conversation With Robin Williams’ Biographer Dave Itzkoff

Eleonora Sevenard (L), the great granddaughter of Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971), a Russian Imperial Ballet prima ballerina, dances at the Tatler Debutantes Ball 2017 event held in the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions in Moscow. (Vyacheslav ProkofyevTASS via Getty Images)

Chivalry is Dead, Long Live Chivalry

Fran Lebowitz arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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What Does Fran Lebowitz Really Think About Trump and #MeToo?

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