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Book Review: ‘Beyond the Big Lie,’ by Bill Adair

Monday, October 14, 2024 - 5:01am
By Reeves Wiedeman
In “Beyond the Big Lie,” Bill Adair worries that the world of spin and fabrication in America has gotten out of hand.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive 'Shred Sisters'

Monday, October 14, 2024 - 5:00am
By Maureen Corrigan

Betsy Lerner's debut novel weaves together the ordinary and the erratic to tell the story of a middle-class Jewish family whose suburban life is turned upside down by mental illness.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Don’t Be a Stranger,’ by Susan Minot

Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 5:00am
By Alexandra Jacobs
In “Don’t Be a Stranger,” Susan Minot once again explores female desire, staging a romantic collision between a divorced mother and a much younger musician.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Unredacted,’ by Christopher Steele; ‘Interference,’ by Aaron Zebley, James Quarles and Andrew Goldstein

Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 5:00am
By Nicolas Niarchos
Two new books explore the messy business of uncovering Russian interference in American elections.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Dogs and Monsters,’ by Mark Haddon

Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 5:00am
By Hilma Wolitzer
The new story collection by Mark Haddon takes inspiration from Greek myths, H.G. Wells and Snoopy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Boris Johnson Makes a Case for Trump’s Return, and Perhaps, His Own

Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 5:03am
By Mark Landler
In his memoir, “Unleashed,” the former prime minister is “optimistic” about the possibility that Donald J. Trump could regain the White House.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Horror Books for Beginners Who Scare Easy

Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 5:02am
By Emily C. Hughes
Looking to dip your toe into horror this Halloween season? Entry-level thrills by Shirley Jackson, Victor LaValle and T. Kingfisher are a good place to start.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Women’s Hotel,’ by Daniel Lavery

Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 5:00am
By Sadie Stein
Daniel M. Lavery’s debut novel collects vignettes from inside the Biedermeier, a second-rate, rapidly waning establishment in midcentury New York City.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Mammoth,’ by Eva Baltasar

Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 5:00am
By Mary Marge Locker
The protagonist of Eva Baltasar’s novel “Mammoth” contains multitudes, and that’s the way she likes it.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


6,500 Times Best Sellers and 100 Years of Jimmy Carter

Friday, October 11, 2024 - 7:00pm
By Ian Prasad Philbrick
A reporter counted every best seller about U.S. presidents published since The Times started tracking book sales in 1931. The process took some patience.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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