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April 11, 1976 Charlie Brown (second from right) is a star and Snoopy (far left) is a ham of a dogged director, while Lucy and Linus are more or less

Review: New graphic novels dig into 'Peanuts,' Jane Austen and Wisconsin ginseng farmers

They cover everything from St. Paul's Charles M. Schulz to farming ginseng.
cartoon panel of man contemplating life's curveballs from Self-Esteem and the End of the World

4 graphic novels for spring, including a sequel to blockbuster 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'

New books tackle seeing the monster in yourself, the joys of classic comics, apocalyptic anxieties and family secrets.
photo, in a park, of seated author Michiko Kakutani

In 'The Great Wave' of tech such as AI, is there an upside?

NONFICTION: Inarguably, we are in an age of turmoil, but Michiko Kakutani's fast-paced book offers only limited analysis or answers.
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Review: 'The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere,' 'Keeping Two' and 'Acting Class'

GRAPHIC NOVELS: Families, friends and complications
Anna Quindlen, photo by Joyce Ravid

REVIEWS: So you want to be a writer? A roundup of helpful books

NONFICTION: Three books on the craft of writing teach, inspire and sometimes amuse.
Chuck Klosterman_photo by Joanna Ceciliani

Review: 'The Nineties,' by Chuck Klosterman

A deft cultural history about a frequently mocked, ignored or misunderstood decade.
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Review: 'Seek You,' by Kristen Radtke

GRAPHIC NOVEL: Kristen Radtke explores the need for human attachment and the terror of its absence.
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Reviews: 'The Great Gatsby,' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and K. Woodman-Maynard; 'Save It for Later' by Nate Powell; 'Moon of the Snowblind,' by Gary Kelley; 'The Secret to Superhuman Strength' by Alison Bechdel

GRAPHIC NOVELS: A quartet of graphic novels addresses American life with grace, wit and stunning artistry.