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Book Review: ‘The Hypocrite,’ by Jo Hamya

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 5:01am
By Joumana Khatib
In Jo Hamya’s second novel, “The Hypocrite,” a 20-something playwright puts her absent, aging writer dad on blast.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘How to Leave the House,’ by Nathan Newman

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 5:01am
By Bobby Finger
Nathan Newman’s uproarious “How to Leave the House” follows a haughty young Englishman looking for a missing package and the endearing neighbors he meets on the hunt.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Newly Translated Oral History Reveals Krautrock’s Antifascist Roots

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 5:00am
By Walker Mimms
Christoph Dallach’s book explores how Nazism, a postwar German identity crisis and anti-authoritarian youth movements spurred some of the most daring experiments of 1970s music.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Piecing Together an Ancient Epic Was Slow Work. Until A.I. Got Involved.

Monday, August 12, 2024 - 12:33pm
By Erik Ofgang
Scholars have struggled to identify fragments of the epic of Gilgamesh — one of the world’s oldest literary texts. Now A.I. has brought an “extreme acceleration” to the field.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘On the Edge,’ by Nate Silver

Monday, August 12, 2024 - 5:00am
By Tim Wu
In “On the Edge,” the election forecaster argues that the gambler’s mind-set has come to define modern life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Divorce,’ by Moa Herngren

Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Croft
In the Swedish author Moa Herngren’s latest novel, “The Divorce,” a middle-aged mother is about to head off on a family holiday in the Baltic when she realizes her husband isn’t coming.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Keeping the Faith,’ by Brenda Wineapple

Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 5:00am
By Matthew Stewart
In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Monet, Taylor Swift, ‘Moana’: What Got Readers Through Their Grief

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 5:01am
By Andrew LaVallee
After our series on how artists have been affected by loss, we asked readers what helped them when they experienced it. These are 15 of their answers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Shel Silverstein’s Best Books

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
He was irreverent, absurdist and ahead of his time. Here’s the best of the best by the groovy pied piper who made poetry fun.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Mina’s Matchbox,’ by Yoko Ogawa

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 5:00am
By Megan O’Grady
Yoko Ogawa’s “Mina’s Matchbox” is a novel of family secrets and formative childhood moments recounted by a young girl.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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