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Once 'Ball Lightning' Gets Rolling, This Sci-Fi Mind-Bender Shines

Sunday, August 19, 2018 - 10:00am
By Colin Dwyer

The novel is Chinese writer Cixin Liu's first in English since his "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy. And that series' radical creativity returns in this tale of scientific striving — eventually.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


In 'Severance,' The World Ends Not With A Bang, But A Memo

Sunday, August 19, 2018 - 7:00am
By Michael Schaub

Ling Ma's shocking and ferocious new novel mashes up a zombie apocalypse story with the everyday tribulations of office life — you may run from zombies but you'll never escape middle management.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


3 Sweet Reads For August's Hot Days

Saturday, August 18, 2018 - 10:00am
By Maya Rodale

We're sweating toward the end of summer, and that calls for a romance binge. This month, we've got some suspense, a road trip — destination love — and a gritty look at Regency England.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


A Young Woman Claims Her Power In 'Open Me'

Saturday, August 18, 2018 - 7:00am
By Ilana Masad

Lisa Locascio's novel follows 18-year-old Roxana, whose summer abroad in Denmark becomes both a political and sexual awakening when she falls for the Danish student charged with helping her settle in.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


Sketchbook | Graphic Review: A Graphic Tribute to a Classic Work of Paleontological Literature

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 12:05pm
By DAVID NYTRA
The children’s book author and illustrator David Nytra draws a review of William E. Scheele’s “Prehistoric Animals.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Book Review: Rethinking the ‘Tangled Tree’ of Life

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 11:47am
“We are composites of various creatures,” David Quammen says. “We are mosaics.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Children’s Books: Charming, Plucky Picture Books That Ease Back-to-Class Jitters

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 11:40am
By MARIA RUSSO
The very best kids’ books — like these — help the under-10 set work through their fears.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 10:57am
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Charles Darwin’s “The Origin of Species.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Inside the List: ‘It’s So Hard for Parents to Imagine Their Children Shooting Up Heroin’: Beth Macy on ‘Dopesick’

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 10:42am
By TINA JORDAN
Back in 2012, Macy, a journalist, wrote articles about suburban heroin addiction. In a new book she’s widened her lens, exploring the roots of the national opioid crisis.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Democracy in Chains,’ ‘Black Mad Wheel’

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 5:00am
By JOUMANA KHATIB
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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