Beyond words

As the New York Review of Books approached its 50th anniversary in 2013, editor Robert Silvers and his staff wondered if words were enough to honor one of the world's signature literary publications. "Should we do anything at all, rumble along in our usual way, or should we make an occasion out of it?" the 87-year-old Silvers recalled during a recent interview at the Review's offices in Greenwich Village, bookcases unavoidably nearby.

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