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5 Picture Books About Space, From the Sublime to the Silly

Friday, October 4, 2024 - 5:01am
By Bruce Handy
Works by Ada Limón and Peter Sís, Randy Cecil, Lucy Ruth Cummins and more depict the poetry, wonder and droll humor inspired by the great beyond.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


She Was Diagnosed With Brain Cancer, Then Wrote a Rom-Com About It

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 4:09pm
By Elisabeth Egan
Sophie Kinsella, the author of “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” packs love, laughter and a harrowing real-life health ordeal into a 133-page novella.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


8 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 3:15pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


3 Poets Who See Society Freaking Out, and Respond in Kind

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 10:55am
By Craig Morgan Teicher
New collections from Alexandra Teague, Daniel Borzutzky and August Kleinzahler tap into a strain of cultural anxiety.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


7 Books Like ‘Heartstopper’ to Read After You Binge Season 3 on Netflix

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 5:05am
By Jennifer Harlan
Earnest love stories by Rainbow Rowell, TJ Klune and Talia Hibbert will tug at your heartstrings while grappling with real, often dark, issues.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Interview: Kate McKinnon on Her New Children’s Book

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 5:00am
In “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,” the former “S.N.L.” star “wanted to create a mad scientist whose highest goal was to respect and protect nature.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Water for Elephants’ to Close on Broadway

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 9:58am
By Michael Paulson
The musical, based on the best-selling novel, featured dazzling acrobatics and puppetry. Its final performance will be Dec. 8.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Sarah Snook to Make Broadway Debut in One-Woman ‘Dorian Gray’

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 9:37am
By Michael Paulson
The “Succession” actress will play all 26 characters in a stage production of the Oscar Wilde novel.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: Roald Dahl Is Antisemitic, but Not a Cartoon Villain, in ‘Giant’

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 9:37am
By Houman Barekat
A new play in London portrays the beloved children’s author as a rounded character, while making no apology for his bigotry.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Vance-Walz VP Debate Puts the Complicated Midwest Region in the Spotlight

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 8:15am
By A.O. Scott
The vice-presidential debate, pitting Senator JD Vance of Ohio against Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, shines the spotlight on a complicated region.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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