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Why Are There So Many Holocaust Books for Kids?

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:00am

Children’s literature about Jewish experience is obsessively focused on the Holocaust, Marjorie Ingall argues. As a result, kids learn that the worst thing that ever happened to Jews is the cornerstone of Jewish identity.

After a Hard Day’s Writing, Michael Pollan Likes to Unwind With a Novel

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:00am

“Getting to read fiction purely for pleasure is the carrot I hold out for myself as a reward for the work of reporting and writing.”

Does a Writer Ever Get Cozy on the Best-Seller List? Bessel van der Kolk Says No.

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:00am

The author of “The Body Keeps Score” awaits news of his standing each week — and pays close attention to what his readers have to say.

Always Leave Them Smiling: The Art of Al Hirschfeld

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:00am

In a new biography, Ellen Stern brings the great Broadway caricaturist to life.

New Novels Follow Refugees on Difficult Journeys

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/08/2021 - 4:00am

In “The Mediterranean Wall,” “Disquiet” and “Bolla,” characters escape one challenge only to meet many others.

Body Language in Middle Grade Lit

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 07/08/2021 - 12:06am

Two novels and a graphic memoir tackle weighty issues, with grace and good humor.

Playdate at the Library...in the Park!

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Suggested for ages 6-36 months. Registration required. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs, designed to develop early literacy skills, with your little one. We'll meet in the park near the pavilion. Bring your own towel, blanket, or lawn chairs to sit on. Guardians must remain present. This is an outdoor event and is weather dependent.

Please Remain Seated Until You Finish These Thrillers

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 07/07/2021 - 5:00am

“Falling,” “Seat 7A” and “Hostage” have one thing in common: altitude. Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

What Can Surfing Tell Us About Addiction?

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 07/07/2021 - 5:00am

In “The Drop,” Thad Ziolkowski explores the ways that surfing both acts as a “parable” for addiction and might provide a cure for it.

If You Lived Here, You’d Be in Hell by Now

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 07/07/2021 - 5:00am

Carolyn Ferrell’s beautifully hair-raising debut novel takes readers into a house of horrors where some survivors have a better chance than others.

A Wife and Mother Finds a New House and Decides to Move in Alone

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 5:32pm

Dana Spiotta’s new novel explores a middle-aged fantasy of solitude to great effect.

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NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 10:00am

Keith Ridgway’s “A Shock” initially looks like a collection of loosely linked stories, but reveals itself to be an expertly built house of mirrors.

Two Fathers Risk It All To Avenge Their Murdered Sons In This New Thriller

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 5:00am

In S.A. Cosby's visceral new thriller, two fathers, one Black, one white — both scarred and hardened by life and prison time — risk everything in the hunt for justice for their murdered sons.

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Why Are There So Many Holocaust Books for Kids?

After a Hard Day’s Writing, Michael Pollan Likes to Unwind With a Novel

Does a Writer Ever Get Cozy on the Best-Seller List? Bessel van der Kolk Says No.

Always Leave Them Smiling: The Art of Al Hirschfeld

New Novels Follow Refugees on Difficult Journeys

Body Language in Middle Grade Lit

Playdate at the Library...in the Park!

Please Remain Seated Until You Finish These Thrillers

What Can Surfing Tell Us About Addiction?

If You Lived Here, You’d Be in Hell by Now

A Wife and Mother Finds a New House and Decides to Move in Alone

A Novel Follows Intersecting Lives on London’s Margins <div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: 141px; top: -18px;"> </div>

Two Fathers Risk It All To Avenge Their Murdered Sons In This New Thriller

An Office Novel That Dares to Think Outside the Cubicle

New & Noteworthy, From Quentin Tarantino to Comic Essays of Female Friendship

A New Novel Reinvents E.M. Forster’s Classic Gay Love Story ‘Maurice’

Book Review: ‘Couple Found Slain,’ by Mikita Brottman

Debut Novels by Jesse McCarthy, Gabriel Krauze and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

A Spy Thriller That Mixes Fact and Fiction to Harrowing Effect

Book Review: ‘Fox & I,’ by Catherine Raven

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