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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


Book Review: ‘Annihilation,’ by Michel Houellebecq

Monday, September 30, 2024 - 7:36am
By Dwight Garner
In what the author says is his last novel, both a family and a society are on the verge of collapse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Mexican Novelist Yuri Herrera Found Himself in New Orleans

Monday, September 30, 2024 - 5:04am
By Benjamin P. Russell
Much of Yuri Herrera’s work has focused on Mexican social realities. In “Season of the Swamp” he turns his attention to the uniquely American city that has been his home for 13 years.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Suggested in the Stars,’ by Yoko Tawada

Monday, September 30, 2024 - 5:03am
By Mary Marge Locker
The Japanese author, frequently mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate, has a new novel, the second in her “Scattered All Over the Earth” trilogy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


John D. MacDonald Knew a Hurricane Like Helene Was Coming

Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 11:07am
By Dwight Garner
John D. MacDonald was eerily prescient about the risks of human-driven climate disasters in the region.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ta-Nehisi Coates Returns to the Political Fray, Calling Out Injustice

Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 5:02am
By Jennifer Szalai
“The Message” marks his re-entry as a public intellectual determined to wield his moral authority, especially regarding Israel and the occupied territories.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point,’ by Malcolm Gladwell

Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 5:01am
By Anand Giridharadas
In “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” the best-selling author looks back at his old theories.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ta-Nehisi Coates Knows Not Everyone Will Love ‘The Message’

Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 5:01am
By Anderson Tepper
In “The Message,” Coates grapples with questions about which stories are told, and how, through his visits to Senegal, South Carolina and the West Bank.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Bog Wife,’ by Kay Chronister

Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 5:01am
By Kiersten White
In “The Bog Wife,” a West Virginia family must reckon with secrets, betrayals and the destruction of their legacy when a supernatural covenant that protected them begins to falter.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens,’ by Ina Garten

Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 11:55am
By Marisa Meltzer
In “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” the TV cooking icon asks, “How easy is that?” The answer? Not very.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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