Nonfiction: A Pioneering Neuroscientist Reports From ‘the Border of Life and Death’
In “Into the Gray Zone,” the neuroscientist Adrian Owen describes finding signs of consciousness in the brains of vegetative patients.
Nonfiction: In ‘Campus Confidential,’ a Professor Laments That Teaching Is Not the Priority of Teachers
Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor at Georgetown, explains that at colleges and universities, you don’t get what you pay for.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Where Can I Find Brotherhood Through Books?
A brotherless reader seeks the fraternal bond through fictional works starring male siblings with fierce and complex attachments.
#10: "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with 2016 MLA Update (Third Edition)
"They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with 2016 MLA Update (Third Edition)
Gerald Graff (Author), Cathy Birkenstein (Author)
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Books News: Teaching Kids Coding, by the Book
The growing emphasis on teaching kids computer literacy and programming skills has started to shape children’s fiction.
Nonfiction: Don’t Panic, Liberal Arts Majors. The Tech World Wants You.
George Anders’s “You Can Do Anything” and Randall Stross’s “A Practical Education” argue for the value of a liberal education in today’s economy.
Fiction: Three Deadly Days: One Town’s Experience of the Holocaust
Rachel Seiffert’s novel “A Boy in Winter” probes the bonds and betrayals in a Ukrainian town as it succumbs to Hitler’s armies.
#8: To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee (Author)
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Sweet, Generous 'Wild Things' Is A Playful Survey Of Kid Lit
Bruce Handy's new book takes an emotional, intuitive look at the world of children's books, from Goodnight Moon to Charlotte's Web, which he calls "a mastery novel of ideas" about life and death.
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When Self-Criticism Was an Order, These Portraits Were Revolutionary
“Cultural Revolution Selfies,” a new book by Wang Qiuhang, includes subversive images, taken during China’s Cultural Revolution, of the photographer himself.
In 'The Stone Sky,' Some Worlds Need To Burn
N.K. Jemisin won Hugo Awards for the first two volumes of her Broken Earth trilogy. The Stone Sky is a powerful, timely finale to this story of a world built on oppression and exploitation.
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#10: The Universe Has Your Back: A 52-card Deck
The Universe Has Your Back: A 52-card Deck
Gabrielle Bernstein (Author), Micaela Ezra (Artist)
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The Book Review Podcast: Analyzing Freud
George Prochnik discusses Frederick Crews’s “Freud,” and Nancy MacLean talks about “Democracy in Chains.”
Open Book: Updating DNA’s Life Story
An updated edition of James D. Watson’s “DNA: The Story of the Genetic Revolution” includes new material on the progress in cancer research and the latest in personal genomics.
'Sour Heart' Offers A Fierce, Fresh Take On The 'Hell' Of Coming To America
The stories in Jenny Zhang's powerful debut collection center on the violent, sometimes disturbing experiences of young Chinese-American girls growing up in Queens, NY.
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Our Back Pages: 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: the legacy of Roland Barthes.
Inside the List: A Science Writer Embraces Buddhism as a Path to Enlightenment
Robert Wright, whose book “Why Buddhism Is True” is a best seller, has been a spiritual seeker for a long time.
Fiction: When Selling Out Brings Cash but Not Happiness
A writer finds commercial success in Scott Spencer’s novel “River Under the Road,” but at what cost to his self-esteem and his marriage?
Fiction: Money, Murder and a Missing Heir in a Thriller Set in Greece
In Christopher Bollen’s new literary thriller, “The Destroyers,” a young playboy vanishes on the Greek island of Patmos.
The Shortlist: Disappearing Acts: Thrillers Stalk Women With Deadly Secrets
In three new thrillers the search is on: for a missing best friend, a possibly dead mom and a really angry stalker.
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