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Nonfiction: Dani Shapiro’s New Memoir Uncovers a Life-Changing Family Secret

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 5:00am
By RUTH FRANKLIN
“Inheritance” explores the way we construct our identities, and how much our belief in a blood connection to our parents shapes how we view ourselves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Help Desk: Dealing With Anxiety, Mental Illness and Grief

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 5:00am
In her latest Help Desk column, Judith Newman consults three books that offer guidance to readers navigating through tense times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What if You Could Literally Talk to The New York Times?

Monday, January 14, 2019 - 5:21pm
By LELA MOORE
Dan Sanchez, editorial lead for our new voice initiative — enabling you to “hear the news,” straight from Times journalists, via Alexa — answers questions about what that conversation could be like.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: A Journalist Recounts His 544 Days of Captivity in Iran

Monday, January 14, 2019 - 2:00pm
By MICHAEL J. TOTTEN
In “Prisoner,” Jason Rezaian explains that the most innocent activities in Iran could get you accused of spying.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fiction: A Sudden Death Shakes Loose Four Intertwined Lives

Monday, January 14, 2019 - 5:00am
By REBECCA MAKKAI
In Tessa Hadley’s novel “Late in the Day,” the bonds of love and loyalty are frayed when a widow and her married friends confront the loss of her husband.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Keeping A Famous Theater's Myth Alive In 'Showtime At the Apollo'

Sunday, January 13, 2019 - 10:00am
By Etelka Lehoczky

This new graphic adaptation of Ted Fox's history of the Apollo Theater captures countless electrifying performances, but goes easy on the grittier aspects of the fabled theater.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


'The Water Cure' Makes Toxic Masculinity Literal

Sunday, January 13, 2019 - 7:00am
By Annalisa Quinn

In Sophie Mackintosh's tart, twisted fairy tale, a family hides away on a remote island to escape a world in which men may actually be toxic. But their lives are upended when three castaways wash up.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Untouchable' Delivers Twisty Turny Romantic Thrills

Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 10:00am
By Denny S. Bryce

Romantic suspense stalwart Jayne Ann Krentz's latest — it's part of a series, but works as a standalone — will keep you flipping pages with its complex bad guy and tangled but propulsive plot.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


For January, 3 Romances That Understand It's Complicated

Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 7:00am
By Maya Rodale

Yes, a romance novel has to have a happy ending — but that doesn't mean the stories take place in a fantasy land. This month, we're showcasing three books that draw on the challenges of real life.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


The Book Review Podcast: How Curses Function in Literature

Friday, January 11, 2019 - 1:11pm
Julian Lucas talks about the role of curses in contemporary African literature, and Abby Ellin discusses “Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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