Nonfiction: Behind the Kidnapping Case That Inspired ‘Lolita’
Two new books, Sarah Weinman’s “The Real Lolita” and T. Greenwood’s “Rust and Stardust,” revisit the story of Sally Horner’s 1948 abduction.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Match Book: Short Stories to Read Before Bed
Interlinked story collections provide narrative continuity, while allowing you to take a pause.
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'These Truths' Looks At America Through The Promises Of Its Beginning
By engaging with our country's past — and present — in an intellectually honest way, Jill Lepore has created a book that truly does encapsulate the American story in all its pain and triumph.
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In The Powerful 'Deviation,' Luce D'Eramo Rejects Her Past And Faces An Uncertain Future
First published in 1979 and now released in English for the first time, D'Eramo's autobiographical novel details her harrowing experiences in German labor camps during World War II.
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Nonfiction: Clarity and Grace Shine Through the Darkness in Sally Field’s Memoir, ‘In Pieces’
Though the traumatic events of Field’s childhood permeate almost every page, they do not define her.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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Graphic Content: Jules Feiffer Completes His Trilogy: A Song of American Deceptions
A look at “The Ghost Script,” the last of Feiffer’s trio of noir graphic novels, alongside Hartley Lin’s charming “Young Frances.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: The Quest to Create and Perfect an Artificial Heart
Mimi Swartz’s “Ticker” tells the story of the doctors who, against all odds, struggled to make a device to replace one of our most vital organs.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Termites Are Actually Shrunken Cockroaches and Other Things About Them You Really Don’t Want to Know
In Lisa Margonelli’s “Underbug,” she focuses on the extraordinary capabilities of the termite and what the insect can teach us about ourselves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Did A Real-Life Kidnapping Inspire Nabokov's 'Lolita'?
Sarah Weinman's The Real Lolita offers a compelling argument that Nabokov's 1955 novel had its roots in the 1948 abduction of 11-year-old Sally Horner — despite the author's claim to the contrary.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
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