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'The Man They Wanted Me To Be' Puts An Individual Experience In Broader Context

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 4:06pm
By Nicholas Cannariato

Jared Yates Sexton's book is critically important to our historical moment: It crackles with intensity and refuses to allow the reader to look away from the blight that toxic masculinity has wrought.

(Image credit: Tim Robberts/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


From Our Archives: Revisiting the Ponzi Scheme in Mitchell Zuckoff’s ‘Ponzi’s Scheme’

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 12:57pm
In the 2005 book “Ponzi’s Scheme,” Mitchell Zuckoff tells the story of Charles Ponzi, who launched a successful and infamous money-swindling scheme in the early 1920s.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ ‘Severance’

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 12:45pm
By JOUMANA KHATIB
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 12:22pm
Recent books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Inside the List: What Do Reese Witherspoon, Florence Welch and Andrew Luck Have in Common?

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 12:15pm
By TINA JORDAN
All three have online book clubs (and they’re not the only celebrities who do).
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Book Review Podcast: The Real Life of a Diplomat, Told Like a Novel

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 12:13pm
George Packer talks about “Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century,” and Lori Gottlieb discusses “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Letters to the Editor

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 11:11am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Take A Breath And Dive Into 'Exhalation'

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 7:00am
By Jason Sheehan

Ted Chiang's new collection is jammed with brilliant ideas — but it also makes time to take one single fascinating notion and examine it in depth, in stories that are never too long or too short.

(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Children’s Books: Picture Books to Enrapture Little Readers and Listeners

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 5:00am
By MARIA RUSSO
A top-secret hide-out, a talking tiger, a crocodile doctor and a sad pair of socks. These lively new stories transport children to singular imaginary realms.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Sketchbook: How Questioning Hannah Arendt Made Me Question Myself

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 5:00am
By KEN KRIMSTEIN
The cartoonist Ken Krimstein wrote a graphic biography of the political philosopher, and started second-guessing his own decisions.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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