Suspenseful 'Water Cure' Dips Into 2019's Dystopian Zeitgeist
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."
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Nonfiction: Could Immunotherapy Offer a Cure for Cancer?
In “The Breakthrough,” Charles Graeber recounts the long history of researchers’ attempts to mobilize the body’s immune system to fight disease.
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Essay: Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ Into a Blessing
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.
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'Amsterdam Noir' Finds Its Darkness Inside Us
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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The Book Review Podcast: Fugitive Slaves and the Road to the Civil War
Andrew Delbanco discusses “The War Before the War,” and Rob Dunn talks about “Never Home Alone.”
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Inside the List: Michelle Obama’s Book is No. 1 Here — and No. 1 in Finland, Singapore and Portugal
The former first lady’s memoir, “Becoming,” tops best-seller lists around the world.
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Children’s Books: Board Books That Let Toddlers Join the Action
Shake them, pull on them, hug them, carry them to bed. These board books invite little readers right into the story.
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Nonfiction: Can Americans Get Along?
In “Fault Lines,” Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer argue for the importance of building bridges.
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New in Paperback: ‘Elastic,’ ‘Brass’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Molly Crabapple’s Illustrated Reflection on Sabahattin Ali’s Novel ‘Madonna in a Fur Coat’
The 1943 Turkish classic follows a hopeless love story against the backdrop of a crumbling Weimar Berlin.
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