Like its characters, Brian Castleberry’s second novel, “The Californians,” is full of ambition. It spans eras of American ...

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By Alexandra Alter “Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for ... A new book by the historian Linda Gordon ...

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Yuki Endo, who is now 21, was given the death sentence on Jan. 18 by the Kofu District Court as sought by prosecutors. Endo was accused of murder and arson charges for fatally stabbing a married ...

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Shinji Aoba, the convicted mass murderer sentenced to death for setting a fire at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 people, has withdrawn his appeal, The Asahi Shimbun learned on Jan.