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'The Shadow President' A Missed Opportunity To Better Understand Mike Pence

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 10:47am
By Annalisa Quinn

The Shadow President looks like a book, but belongs firmly in the world of partisan TV. There is plenty to uncover about the "real" Mike Pence, but readers won't find it here.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


Understated And Over-Frank, 'French Exit' Is Just The Right Amount Of Funny

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 10:00am
By Heller McAlpin

Patrick DeWitt's new novel is a sparkling dark comedy about an Upper East Side society matron and her large adult son (and their cat) who take off for Paris to escape financial and social ruin.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


'The Air You Breathe' Is A Glorious, Glittery Saga Of Friendship And Loss

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 7:00am
By Lily Meyer

Frances de Pontes Peebles' new novel about two women in Brazil — and later Hollywood — who take the music world by storm can sometimes slip into corniness, but it's a genuinely exciting read.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


Fiction: A Psychological Thriller Asks, Are We All a Little Stalker-ish?

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 5:00am
By MELISSA BRODER
In Leo Benedictus’s new novel, “Read Me,” a stalker threatens his victim’s autonomy, and her life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: Attempting the Impossible: A Thoughtful Meditation on Technology

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 10:16am
By AKASH KAPUR
In “Bitwise,” David Auerbach charts a middle course in his exploration of the good and the bad of our tech-enabled lives.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Ohio' Is A Wild, Angry, Devastating Debut

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 8:53am
By Michael Schaub

Stephen Markley's novel follows four friends, each with their own baggage, who return to their home town on the same night, but for different reasons — leading to an explosive moment of violentce.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Elizabeth Warren' Highlights All Of The Senator's Positives

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 8:18am
By Michael Schaub

Antonia Felix's new biography is a flattering portrait of a senator — no doubt by a strong supporter — that many see as a contender for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.

(Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 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


Crime: Yo, Ray Boy: Crime Novels That Speak in Local Voices

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - 5:00am
By MARILYN STASIO
From the Brooklynese of “Gravesend” to the Western twang of “Depth of Winter,” four mysteries tell murder-filled tales in regional accents.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: Does Our Cultural Obsession With Safety Spell the Downfall of Democracy?

Monday, August 27, 2018 - 3:00pm
By THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMS
Two new books — “The Splintering of the American Mind,” by William Egginton, and “The Coddling of the American Mind,” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt — warn of the threat to the country’s political and social well-being by a fractured generation convinced of its fragility.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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