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Book Review: ‘The Third Realm,’ by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 10:33am
By Leo Robson
The third novel in the author’s Morning Star series considers how the extreme can engulf the everyday.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


2024 National Book Award Finalists Are Named

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 10:00am
By Elizabeth A. Harris
Percival Everett’s “James,” Salman Rushdie’s “Knife” and Diane Seuss’ “Modern Poetry” are among the honorees. Winners will be announced next month.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Sequel,’ by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 8:47am
By Clémence Michallon
Jean Hanff Korelitz follows her hit thriller with the related tale of a novelist hounded by anonymous threats. But this writer aggressively aims to turn the page.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


5 Halloween Film Festivals Worth Traveling For

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 5:02am
By Erik Piepenburg
It’s October, and horror movie festivals scratch both the weekend getaway and scare-the-bejesus-out-of-you itch. A guide to some worth checking out.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Use of Photography,’ by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 5:01am
By Leslie Camhi
In 2003 the Nobel laureate had a torrid romance with Marc Marie, a French acquaintance. In “The Use of Photography,” they deliver a vivid chronicle of their relationship in photos and essays.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Season of the Swamp,’ by Yuri Herrera

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 5:01am
By Nicolás Medina Mora
Yuri Herrera’s novel “Season of the Swamp” portrays the antebellum South through the eyes of a humbled leader in exile.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Another Way Jimmy Carter, 100 Today, Bested His Fellow Presidents

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 5:00am
By Ian Prasad Philbrick
The longest-lived president has also written more best-selling books than any modern president — and had the fewest written about him.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Robert Downey Jr. Is a Novelist With a Novel Muse in ‘McNeal’

Monday, September 30, 2024 - 9:10pm
By Jesse Green
The “Oppenheimer” star makes his Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar’s timely new play about a literary lion who gets assistance from A.I.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How a Book About Gloves Inspired Philip Roth’s Masterpiece ‘American Pastoral’

Monday, September 30, 2024 - 3:11pm
By Sam Graham-Felsen
For years, Roth couldn’t get beyond the premise for his novel “American Pastoral.” Then he stumbled on a copy of “Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of Gloversville and Its Jews.” The rest is literary history.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Model Home,’ by Rivers Solomon

Monday, September 30, 2024 - 11:21am
By Spencer Quong
The protagonist of Rivers Solomon’s novel “Model Home” has tried to outrun childhood trauma, but their ghosts lure them right back.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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