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'The First Conspiracy' Details Foiled Hickey Plot To Assassinate George Washington

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 7:01am
By Michael Schaub

Thriller author Brad Meltzer and documentary producer Josh Mensch offer an intriguing look at a true-life, foiled plan that, had it succeeded, may have killed the American dream before it even began.

(Image credit: Three Lions/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Fiction: In This Novel, One Sister Is a Nurse. The Other Is a Murderer.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 5:00am
By FIAMMETTA ROCCO
“My Sister, the Serial Killer,” by the Nigerian novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite, follows the fortunes of two women in Lagos, a city that strives to suffocate women.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Newsbook: Walls, Partisanship and the Shutdown

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 6:02pm
By CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN
Ahead of President Trump’s address about immigration, these three books offer some perspective on the current political stalemate.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Essay: Virginia Woolf? Snob! Richard Wright? Sexist! Dostoyevsky? Anti-Semite!

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 2:00pm
By BRIAN MORTON
How should we read great literature from the past whose moral blind spots offend us?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Explores Flaws Of The Justice System In 'Burned'

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 7:01am
By Ilana Masad

In a new book, Edward Humes raises question after troubling question, pointing to frustrating subjectivity and the power of damning narratives that feed the ponderous process of criminal justice.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Dutton )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Fiction: Three Sisters, an Island and an Apocalyptic Tale of Survival

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 5:00am
By N. K. JEMISIN
In Sophie Mackintosh’s debut novel, “The Water Cure,” Lia, Grace and Sky — living off the grid with their abusive parents — have been raised to fear men.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 5:00am
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Match Book: Poetry to Tap Into Women’s Spiritual Sides

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 5:00am
By NICOLE LAMY
Brief, beautiful poems about human psychology and the natural world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Kamala Harris's 'The Truths We Hold' Demonstrates What's Wrong With Campaign Books

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 12:01am
By Danielle Kurtzleben

Though not a literary masterpiece, the California senator's book is effective as a campaign tool: She makes an argument for a chance at the presidency — like the prosecutor she is.

(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Suspenseful 'Water Cure' Dips Into 2019's Dystopian Zeitgeist

Monday, January 7, 2019 - 2:41pm
By Maureen Corrigan

Sophie Mackintosh's debut novel centers on four women living in a decrepit hotel on an isolated island. Critic Maureen Corrigan says The Water Cure is "everything this age seems to be demanding."

(Image credit: Doubleday )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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