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Nonfiction: Could Immunotherapy Offer a Cure for Cancer?

Monday, January 7, 2019 - 2:00pm

By MIMI SWARTZ

In “The Breakthrough,” Charles Graeber recounts the long history of researchers’ attempts to mobilize the body’s immune system to fight disease.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Essay: Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ Into a Blessing

Monday, January 7, 2019 - 9:49am

By JULIAN LUCAS

Four new literary works revisit African history, refiguring age-old maledictions as a birthright, a special form of insight, a superpower, a redemption. Julian Lucas explains.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'Amsterdam Noir' Finds Its Darkness Inside Us

Sunday, January 6, 2019 - 7:00am

By Gabino Iglesias

Akashic Books' Noir series continues with a visit to Amsterdam — and finding the shadowy side of a peaceful city where crime is low proves a challenge for editors René Appel and Josh Pachter.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews

The Book Review Podcast: Fugitive Slaves and the Road to the Civil War

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 3:45pm

Andrew Delbanco discusses “The War Before the War,” and Rob Dunn talks about “Never Home Alone.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Inside the List: Michelle Obama’s Book is No. 1 Here — and No. 1 in Finland, Singapore and Portugal

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 10:11am

By TINA JORDAN

The former first lady’s memoir, “Becoming,” tops best-seller lists around the world.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Children’s Books: Board Books That Let Toddlers Join the Action

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 5:00am

By CAITLIN ROPER

Shake them, pull on them, hug them, carry them to bed. These board books invite little readers right into the story.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: Can Americans Get Along?

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 5:00am

By ERIC WAKIN

In “Fault Lines,” Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer argue for the importance of building bridges.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New in Paperback: ‘Elastic,’ ‘Brass’

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 5:00am

By JOUMANA KHATIB

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Molly Crabapple’s Illustrated Reflection on Sabahattin Ali’s Novel ‘Madonna in a Fur Coat’

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 5:00am

By MOLLY CRABAPPLE

The 1943 Turkish classic follows a hopeless love story against the backdrop of a crumbling Weimar Berlin.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: Saving Local Communities in a Globalized World

Friday, January 4, 2019 - 5:00am

By REIHAN SALAM

Paul Collier’s “The Future of Capitalism” argues for reviving a sense of rootedness and a web of reciprocal obligations.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews