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Nonfiction: Going Solo: An Author Chooses — and Celebrates — Life Without a Partner or Kids

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 5:00am
By AMANDA STERN
Glynnis MacNicol’s smart, pithy memoir, “No One Tells You This,” celebrates women who buck cultural norms.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fiction: A Novel That Delves Into the Mind of a Famous Schizophrenic

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 5:00am
By CATHERINE LACEY
In “Playthings,” Alex Pheby tells the story of Daniel Paul Schreber, a German judge who described his own struggles with mental illness.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Ranger Games,’ ‘Conversations With Friends’

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 5:00am
By JOUMANA KHATIB
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Essay: Au Revoir, Nancy! A Children’s Book Author Kisses Her Character Goodbye

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 5:00am
By JANE O’CONNOR
As Jane O’Connor, the author of the Fancy Nancy books, ends her series, she reflects on the intimate connections she’s fostered with young readers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fiction: ‘A Terrible Country’ That’s Impossible Not to Love

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 5:00am
By BORIS FISHMAN
The young Russian-American protagonist of Keith Gessen’s new novel returns to the country of his birth and discovers both misery and magic.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Letters to the Editor

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fiction: In These Stories, Home Is Where the Heartache Is

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 3:00pm
By MARISA SILVER
The characters in Lydia Millet’s new linked collection, “Fight No More,” yearn to understand the fractures in their lives.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 2:53pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Spooky And Off-Kilter, 'Come Again' Shows Nate Powell's Virtuosity

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 7:00am
By Etelka Lehoczky

Powell is known for his work on John Lewis' autobiography March -- but his new graphic novel goes in a different direction, digging into family secrets and supernatural horrors in an Ozarks commune.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews


Nonfiction: Leonard Bernstein Through a Daughter’s Eyes

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 5:00am
By ALEXANDRA JACOBS
In “Famous Father Girl,” Jamie Bernstein is a warm, wry observer, peeking from the wings as her father glories, sifting through the jumbo pill box when he falls apart.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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