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Can We Talk? The Characters in These 2 Books Can, and How

Saturday, August 17, 2024 - 7:50am
Evelyn Waugh’s garrulous embalmers; Deborah Eisenberg’s urban neurotics.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Profile: Virginia Nicholson

Saturday, August 17, 2024 - 5:04am
By Sadie Stein
In “All the Rage,” the social historian Virginia Nicholson discusses the changing standards that bedeviled and enthralled a century of women.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Wild Night With Edna O’Brien

Saturday, August 17, 2024 - 5:02am
By Giulia Melucci
On the trail of Ralph Fiennes in 1990s Manhattan, the esteemed novelist pays a visit to a burlesque club.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Instrumentalist,’ by Harriet Constable

Saturday, August 17, 2024 - 5:01am
By Valeriya Safronova
In her debut novel, “ The Instrumentalist,” Harriet Constable paints a vivid and nuanced portrait of the groundbreaking 18th-century violinist and conductor Anna Maria della Pietà.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Black Butterflies,’ by Priscilla Morris

Saturday, August 17, 2024 - 5:00am
By Bea Setton
Priscilla Morris’s novel “Black Butterflies” makes the case for art in times of war.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Liz Moore on ‘The God of the Woods’

Friday, August 16, 2024 - 2:45pm
The author discusses her best-selling new novel about family secrets and a missing camper.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Drawn Testimony,’ by Jane Rosenberg

Friday, August 16, 2024 - 12:44pm
By Lauren Christensen
In “Drawn Testimony,” the portraitist Jane Rosenberg takes you inside high-profile federal trials across four decades.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Memoir Offers an Insider’s Perspective Into the Pentagon’s U.F.O. Hunt

Friday, August 16, 2024 - 10:21am
By Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean
In “Imminent,” the former intelligence official who ran a once-secret program shares some of what he knows.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Dave Eggers Reviews Two Picture Books About Giants

Friday, August 16, 2024 - 5:00am
By Dave Eggers
Two dreamlike picture books explore the ennui particular to the colossus.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


6 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 3:42pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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