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WITHOUT GLOVES—Frank R. Kent— Morrow ($2.50). In 306 pages Frank R. Kent, famed Washington columnist of the independent Baltimore Sun, has collected his running commentary on the New Deal.

For the creative class, fashion and art books serve as valuable resources that sharpen their perspectives and inform their work. Andy Jackson, a 27-year-old photographer in New York who has shot ...

Many avid readers read exclusively on the Kindle, while others only go with an old-fashioned book. Some choose to do a combination of both. 5 QUICK-READ ROMANCE BOOKS FOR WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOOD ...

Books. A Rom-Com That Seduces the Old-Fashioned Way. Curtis Sittenfeld’s new novel masterfully dissects a well-worn genre. By Jane Hu. Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic.

All the Rage: Power, Pain, Pleasure: Stories from the Frontline of Beauty 1860-1960 by Virginia Nicholson (Virago). As the high-fashion corset returns to the catwalk and the red carpet, thanks to ...

THE QUEST FOR BEING (254 pp.)—Sidney Hook—St. Martin's ($6). In an age when brisk, jet-borne academic types whisk in and out of Washington, the legendary absent-minded professor is an ...