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Nonfiction: A Youthful, Lovesick Journey Revealed in a Sketchbook

Friday, July 6, 2018 - 5:00am

By HELEN SHAW

Craig Thompson’s “Carnet de Voyage” is a reissued version of his travel sketchbook as the author of “Blankets” made his way through Europe and Morocco.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: After His Brother Commits Murder, a Journalist Revisits Their Childhood

Friday, July 6, 2018 - 5:00am

By JOHN ELIGON

In his searching memoir, “My Brother Moochie,” Issac Bailey, a longtime journalist, considers the fallout on his family of his oldest brother’s crime.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Letters to the Editor

Friday, July 6, 2018 - 5:00am

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 3:17pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: How Sneakers Intersect With Recent American History

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 3:00pm

By ASH CARTER

“Kicks,” by Nicholas Smith, traces our nation’s defining athletes and the footwear that became as iconic as they were.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Fiction: Debut Stories Trace the Aftershocks of the Sri Lankan Civil War

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 2:57pm

By TANIA JAMES

“Half Gods,” by Akil Kumarasamy, contains interlinked tales of family, friendship and tragedy across continents.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'How To Be Famous' Says: Don't Hide Your Love Away

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 7:00am

By Annalisa Quinn

Caitlin Moran's new novel, the second installment in the adventures of teen rock critic Dolly Wilde, is a dirty, jolly, book-length defense of teenage enthusiasm — for music, sex and life in general.

(Image credit: Samantha Clark/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Nonfiction: Meet the Man Who Dressed Mick Jagger

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 5:00am

By MATTHEW SCHNEIER

Fifty years ago, Tommy Nutter’s Savile Row shop turned out bespoke suits for the likes of Jagger, Lennon and Elton John. In “House of Nutter,” Lance Richardson tells his story.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

By the Book: Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 5:00am

The novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, author most recently of “The Occasional Virgin,” avoids reading books longer than 800 pages “unless they are written by my friends.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Profile: Attention Please, Anne Tyler Has Something to Say

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 5:00am

By CHARLES McGRATH

She’s not a recluse — or, as one critic called her, the Greta Garbo of the literary world — but she avoids interviews. So why is she doing one now?

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

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