Book Review: ‘The World at My Back,’ by Thomas Melle
“The World at My Back,” by the German writer Thomas Melle, presents the details of his psychotic breakdowns and their painful aftermaths.
Book Review: ‘Shy,’ by Max Porter
“Shy,” by Max Porter, offers a look inside the multidimensional consciousness of a troubled young man.
Book Review: ‘His Majesty’s Airship,’ by S.C. Gwynne
In “His Majesty’s Airship,” S.C. Gwynne tells of the doomed dirigible R101, and the man behind a disaster.
Educated
unCovered review by Lisa Michel, ACLS Mays
Landing Branch
There is a fantastic book I would love to
recommend to anyone interested. It is called EDUCATED by Tara Westover. It is a biography of
a woman who grew up in the mountains with a survivalist family that did not
believe in government, hospitals, or anything that the mountain or God didn’t
provide. She and her many siblings did not have traditional education or
really much of an education at all. Her parents were extremists in their
thinking and pushed those beliefs on their children. This book is about one
woman’s life. She was raised in a rough and brutal environment during childhood
with her parent’s values ingrained into her. She was introduced to society off
the mountain in her early adulthood. Seeing the contrast in lifestyles,
as well as the learning curve to adjust from one to the other was fascinating.
Also, this book touches a lot on mental health and the extreme effects
it can have on families, especially when it is undiagnosed and untreated.
This book is a coming-of-age book that really had my emotions all over
the place. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good book.
Book Review: ‘Death of an Author,’ by Aidan Marchine
“Death of an Author” is a murder mystery coaxed from artificial-intelligence tools like ChatGPT.
Book Review: ‘The Ferryman,’ by Justin Cronin
In Justin Cronin’s novel “The Ferryman,” residents of enjoy respectable, cultured lives — until their memories are wiped.
Book Review: ‘Traffic,’ by Ben Smith
In “Traffic,” the journalist Ben Smith chronicles the nerdy genius, driven egos and moral experimentation of the internet’s contagious media pioneers.
Book Review: ‘La Tercera,’ by Gina Apostol
Gina Apostol’s new novel, “La Tercera,” is about a writer and her ancestry, but its most profound preoccupation is language.
Book Review: ‘Birth,’ by Rebecca Grant
In “Birth,” Rebecca Grant examines the experience of childbirth in the United States through the experiences of three women.
New Thrillers From William Landay, Nathan Oates and Juan Gómez-Jurado
Our thrillers columnist on three new nail-biters.
Book Review: ‘The Half Moon,’ by Mary Beth Keane
On its surface, Mary Beth Keane’s new novel is about a faltering marriage. But it’s also about small moments that matter.
Eleanor Catton on ‘Birnam Wood’
The New Zealand writer, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel “The Luminaries,” discusses her latest book.
Book Review: ‘Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,’ by Claire Dederer
Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.
Dennis Lehane's 'Small Mercies' is a crime thriller that spotlights rampant racism
While set in Boston's Southie in 1974, the story is incredibly timely. It's at once a crime novel, an unflinching look at racism, and a heart-wrenching tale about a mother who has lost everything.
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Book Review: ‘The Last Catastrophe,’ by Allegra Hyde; ‘The Archivists,’ by Daphne Kalotay; ‘The House of Love and Prayer,’ by Tova Reich; ‘The People Who Report More Stress,’ by Alejandro Varela
New collections by Allegra Hyde, Daphne Kalotay, Tova Reich and Alejandro Varela range in subject from everyday minutia to our dystopian future.
Book Review: ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars,’ by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
You can’t applaud Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s thrilling debut novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” without getting blood on your hands.
Book Review: ‘A History of Burning,’ by Janika Oza
In her debut novel, “A History of Burning,” Janika Oza creates an ambitious conflagration of characters, languages and continents.
Fresh Spring Romance Novels
Historicals, contemporaries, fantasies — there’s something for everyone here.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'We Are A Haunting' is a stunningly original, beautiful novel of devotion
Tyriek White's debut novel is a triumph; it's a gorgeous book about loss and survival that gives and gives as it asks us what it means to be part of a family, of a community.
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