Friendship Keeps You Human In 'Rules For Visiting'
Jessica Francis Kane's new novel follows a prickly, 40-something gardener who — inspired by the friendless fate of Beowulf's monstrous Grendel — decides to reconnect with four of her oldest friends.
(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Fiction: Love at First Sight and Other Disasters: Stories From Karen Russell
In “Orange World,” surrealism is grounded in the real anxieties of our age.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Inside the List: Did Harper Lee, Who Died in 2016, Leave Behind a True-Crime Manuscript?
That’s what Casey Cep tries to figure out in “Furious Hours,” which enters the nonfiction best-seller list this week at No. 6.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: A Filipino-American Memoir of Racism, Abuse and Heartbreak
Grace Talusan’s “The Body Papers” traces the harrowing challenges she’s faced in both the public and private spheres.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: ‘The Ash Family’ Is a Debut Novel for Our Climate-Anxious Age
In Molly Dektar’s debut, a young woman falls in with a cult of eco-terrorists.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Children’s Books: Bringing Favorite Fairy Tales Up to Date
These new takes on beloved old stories deliver empowered princesses and racial diversity while staying true to the genre’s stark, dangerous heart.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Shortlist: Family Memoirs: The Ties That Bind and Those That Fray
Four reminiscences of mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, from farming communities in California and South Dakota to the suburbs of New York.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Crime: Video Gaming Turns Murderous, Even if You Play by the Rules
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column enters a dangerous online world, then jumps to a very real drug gang, a hit man in a hospital and a dog with a death sentence.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: The Art Market Is Exploding. This Book Profiles the Dealers Who Lit the Fuse.
A dishy look at the art world’s most powerful gallerists — including Larry Gagosian and David Zwirner — “Boom,” by Michael Shnayerson, recounts how artworks became multimillion-dollar commodities.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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