Fiction: A Road Trip Novel Distills America Through Gary Shteyngart’s Hipstamatic Mind
In “Lake Success,” a Wall Street finance bro, loaded down with troubles, hops on a Greyhound bus headed west.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Essay: Was She J.D. Salinger’s Predator or His Prey?
Twenty years after the publication of her memoir about her relationship with J.D. Salinger, Joyce Maynard revisits the book’s vicious reception.
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.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Books of The Times: An Epic From Iceland, Complete With Unicorns, Angels and a Stamp-Collecting Werewolf
Sjon’s “CoDex 1962” is a romance, a crime novel and a science fiction story — for starters.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Lake Success' Offers A Roadside View Of America On The Verge Of Trump
Gary Shteyngart's spectacular, sprawling new comic novel centers on a billionaire businessman, who, on the verge of ruin, embarks on a cross-country trip aboard a Greyhound bus.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
In 'Every Day Is Extra,' John Kerry Focuses On His Time In The Political Arena
Given the contrasts in personality and policy — and how much energy President Trump has spent on dismantling what Kerry worked for — one can't help but want to hear more from the former senator.
(Image credit: Thibault Camus/AP)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Nonfiction: The Father of Personal Computing Who Was Also a Terrible Dad
With “Small Fry,” Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the first child of Steve Jobs, delivers an eloquent memoir of a childhood steeped in emotional abuse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: What Are the Biggest Problems Facing Us in the 21st Century?
In “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book, the historian takes on everything from terrorism to inequality.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Match Book: Help: My Child Doesn’t Know Another President Besides the Current One
Picture books to educate children — and reassure ourselves — about the foundations and importance of democracy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: The Sniping Scientists Whose Work Saved Millions of Lives
Michael Kinch’s “Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity” recounts the brilliant insights and bitter rivalries behind the discoveries of lifesaving vaccines.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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