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'A Guest in the House' rests on atmosphere, delivering an uncanny, wild ride

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 4:14pm

Though inscrutabilities persist in the plot of Emily Carroll's new adult horror graphic novel, the chilling ambiance makes this book one worth visiting.

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Book Review: ‘The Fraud,’ by Zadie Smith

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 3:46pm

Her new novel, “The Fraud,” is based on a celebrated 19th-century criminal trial, but it keeps one eye focused clearly on today’s political populism.

Queer History Was Made in ’90s Clubs. These Fliers Captured It.

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:58pm

“Getting In,” a new book from David Kennerley, collects the edgy advertisements for parties at clubs like the Palladium and records a culture forged from defiance.

How Mathieu Belezi’s Novel About Algeria Became a Best Seller

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 5:00am

Mathieu Belezi has been fascinated by the history of colonial Algeria for years. Acclaim finally came with his latest book, a sign of changing times.

Book Review: ‘Everything/Nothing/Someone,’ by Alice Carrière

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 08/28/2023 - 5:00am

In “Everything/Nothing/Someone,” Alice Carrière recalls her coming-of-age as the daughter of artists, and her eventual slip into dissociative disorder.

Book Review: “The Once Upon a Time World, “by Jonathan Miles

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 08/27/2023 - 5:00am

Jonathan Miles’s “Once Upon a Time World” is a delightful, dizzying romp through the world’s most glamorous muse: the French Riviera.

Book Review: ‘The Maverick,’ by Thomas Harding

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 08/27/2023 - 5:00am

“The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing” recalls a champion of ideas with a knack for networking and a taste for the high life.

Two Books About Women Making Trouble

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 08/26/2023 - 7:50am

Life after marriage; life with prostitutes.

Jeff Daniels Unwinds With Hidden-Camera TV

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 08/26/2023 - 5:01am

The actor, musician and playwright has made a career out of finding ways to stay creative between “Dumb and Dumber” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Book Review: ‘Orwell,’ by D.J. Taylor, and ‘Wifedom,’ by Anna Funder

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 08/26/2023 - 5:00am

A biography of George Orwell questions his saintly image, while a new book about his first wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, rescues her from invisibility.

Book Review: ‘The Deadline,’ by Jill Lepore

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 08/26/2023 - 5:00am

“The Deadline” collects 46 essays on subjects ranging from Herman Melville and Jane Franklin to feminism and A.I.

Isabel Crook, 107, Dies; Her Life in China Spanned a Century of Change

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 6:07pm

A noted educator and anthropologist, she spent almost her entire life in China, where she was a committed friend of the Communist government.

Book Review: ‘An Indigenous Present,’ edited by Jeffrey Gibson

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 5:02am

A new book surveys a range of creative output from around the Americas, collectively replacing outdated narratives of Indigenous cultures with the perspectives of the artists themselves.

Robert McCloskey’s Artwork at Maine Library

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 5:00am

Books or beach? In a coastal town, the decision is easy, thanks to artwork by the author of “Blueberries for Sal” and “Make Way for Ducklings.”

Newly Published, from Children’s Books to 1970s Counterculture

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 5:00am

A selection of recently published books.

Audiobook Review: ‘How to Write About Africa,’ by Binyavanga Wainaina

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 5:00am

A new recording revisits the late Binyavanga Wainaina’s rhetorical strength and disarming humor in a collection of essays, stories and satire.

Review: ‘Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz,’ by Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 08/25/2023 - 5:00am

Rather than treading on sacred ground, Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi’s “Peanuts”-style biography brings Charles M. Schulz and the strip together as one.

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 1:14pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

What Can Literature Teach Us About Forgiveness?

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 6:48am

American fiction has always grappled with sin, atonement and mercy. In the second installment of an essay series on literature and faith, Ayana Mathis examines what we can learn from forgiveness.

Imprinted by Belief: An Essay Series on American Literature and Faith

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 6:07am

An essay series on American literature and faith.

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