Lots of back-to-school books on the bestsellers list for young readers
The New York Times list for the week ended Aug. 17.
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How Unabomber Ted Kaczynski loomed in the mind of an ‘obsessed’ novelist
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Visiting an elusive writer, and revisiting his masterpiece
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