In the Jewish calendar, the holiest day of the year is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement—Oct. 2 this year. It is a fast day. Observant Jews eat and drink nothing between twilight on the eve of Yom ...

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The Book Show | Ann Packer - Some Bright Nowhere Ann Packer’s newest novel, “Some Bright Nowhere,” marks a profound return after a decade: it tells the story of Eliot and Claire, married nearly forty ...

Random House takes an inside look at Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise, Milkweed picks up two from Pulitzer Prize winner Forrest Gander, and more.

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