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The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

How many Broadway shows has Mimi Lieber been in? Mimi Lieber has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows. How many West End shows has Mimi Lieber been in? Mimi Lieber has not appeared in the West End.

Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher ...

Folk tales and beloved characters from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test your knowledge of them with this short quiz. The celebrity chef’s ...

The entire history of the A-4/V-2 rocket program is laid out in this book, from the very early days when Dornberger and his team were launching rockets with little more than matches, all the way ...

A more popular story is that piggy banks evolved through a coincidence … and a quirk of the evolving English language. According to Charles Panati’s 1989 book, The Extraordinary Origins of ...

It is also easy to see why the other boys would find him annoying as Piggy always seems to want to spoil their fun. He is also physically different from them as he is fat, has asthma and wears ...

These books dispense practical advice on managing one’s ambitions—or describe the dread of writer’s block with precision and humor. A short story has velocity and verve, and the best ones ...

It’s not lost on Gianopulos that Wizards of Waverly Place holds such an important place in Disney Channel history, which is why she knew it would be “intimidating” to join the reboot. But the actress ...

They say behind every man is a great woman but when it comes to Ka, Mimi Valdés was proudly standing next to him. It's easy ...