Further Reading: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt’s Most Memorable Book Reviews
From 1969 to 1995, he tackled two or three books a week, making and breaking literary careers.
'City Of Ash And Red' Will Pull You Into Its Nightmare
Hye-young Pyun's new novel, about an exterminator on a work trip to a nameless dystopian country, has overtones of Kafka, Stephen King and J.G. Ballard. It's grim, it's gross, and it's unputdownable.
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The Enthusiast: In Praise of Ann Petry
“ ‘The Street’ is my favorite type of novel, literary with an astonishing plot.”
#9: The High Performance Planner
The High Performance Planner
Brendon Burchard (Author)
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Buy new: $24.99 $19.91
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Brendon Burchard (Author)
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Buy new: $24.99 $19.91
(Visit the Best Sellers in Books list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
New in Paperback: ‘Winter,’ ‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
From Our Archives: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Robert Scholes’s on Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar.”
Children’s Books: Y.A. Novels That Explore Love in Many Forms
A cross-cultural romance, a love triangle, a fake relationship and a girl in search of her birth mom in the latest realistic Y.A. fiction.
Children’s Books: Great New Children’s Books About Animals
Why do critters feature in so many memorable kids books? Novels by Sharon Creech, Carl Hiaasen and more show once again how animals help us understand the world.
Children’s Books: Picture Books to Make Your Kid — and You — Giggle and Guffaw
The latest from Jon Agee, Matthew Cordell and more present table-turning children, pants-wearing vegetables and even a touch of gastrointestinal humor.
The Book Review Podcast: Big New Biographies of Two Big American Lives
David W. Blight talks about “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,” and Bob Spitz talks about “Reagan: An American Journey.”
Children’s Books: Picks of the Litter: Dog Picture Books for Every Child — and Grown-Up
Finding and losing, playing and working, caring and staying true — dog books teach us about all those things while tugging at our heartstrings.
Books News: In Her New Book, Michelle Obama Denounces Trump’s Sexism and His Promotion of the ‘Birther’ Conspiracy
In “Becoming,” she talked about suffering a miscarriage, relying on IVF to conceive and the challenges of being the first African-American first lady.
Children’s Books: Picture Book Biographies to Dazzle a Fact-Loving Child
Beautifully illustrated and closely researched, these books tell fascinating stories about heroes, unsung and otherwise.
Children’s Books: Can a Simple, Classic European Fantasy Win Over Jaded American Kids? This One Just Might
“The Letter for the King,” by the Dutch author Tonke Dragt, gets a new English edition 56 years after it first appeared. It’s a straightforward story with buckets of charm on its side.
Children’s Books: Picture Books About Cars, Trucks and Other Things That Clank, Roar and Move Fast
These books for young vehicle lovers have it all: size, strength, speed — even kindness. And a dog.
Children’s Books: These Sequels Will Keep Your Young Reader Hooked
Take note, parents! If a kid likes a book, it’s almost a guarantee he’ll like the sequel. Here are new ones from Jennifer L. Holm, Tim Federle and more.
Children’s Books: Showing the Indelible, Imperiled Bonds Between Animals and People
“Tales From the Inner City,” by the acclaimed Shaun Tan, uses weird, striking images to tell stories about how we share the earth with creatures.
Michelle Obama Tells The Story Of 'Becoming' Herself — And The Struggle To Hang On
The former first lady's new book is a story about her history, how that influenced who she is — and learning to adapt after agreeing to let that life be hijacked by politics.
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Children’s Books: These Books Let Kids Fight Their Own Battles
Parents are no help at all as the young protagonists in new books by Matt Phelan, Kenneth Oppel and more battle dinosaurs, mutant cats and other foes.
Children’s Books: A Father’s Tribute to His Son With Down Syndrome
The artist Gusti has created a picture book about how he came to embrace the richness of life with his special-needs son. Adults and children alike will be moved by “Mallko and Dad.”
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