New York Times Book News | Atlantic County Library System

Jim Murphy, Who Wrote Vivid Histories for the Young, Dies at 74

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 6:20pm

His books on the Chicago fire, an 18th-century plague and wars drew on first-person accounts to re-create dramatic times.

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 3:12pm

In “Under the Skin,” Linda Villarosa disproves once and for all the theory that people of color are responsible for their own failed health care.

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:30pm

In his essay collection “Virology,” Joseph Osmundson examines the myriad ways we coexist with viruses.

Wed, 02/13/2019 - 10:15am

Feeling like you’ve kissed too many frogs? Given up on love altogether? These books might provide some escape this Valentine’s Day.