Nonfiction: In This True-Life Spy Story, It’s America vs. Russia, the Early Years
“In the Enemy’s House,” by Howard Blum, details how the Americans uncovered a major Cold War espionage ring.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Funny Pages
Novels that contain a sense of humor with a wide-ranging appeal.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
In “To Change the Church,” Ross Douthat argues that Francis’ concessions to the culture have put Catholicism in crisis.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Entry: Review: ‘Empire of Guns’ Challenges the Role of War in Industrialization
In her new book, Professor Priya Satia aims to overturn the conventional wisdom about the role of guns in the world’s economic development.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: The Heroes of This Novel Are Centuries Old and 300 Feet Tall
In “Overstory,” a magisterial new novel by Richard Powers, humans are merely underbrush; the real protagonists are trees.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Books News: When Neo-Nazis Marched Through Berlin’s Old Jewish Quarter, a Bookshop Took Notice
Local bookstores in Germany have a tradition of playing an active role in civil society. Far-right groups are now in their sights.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Birds Open Bottles And Catfish Hunt Pigeons When 'Darwin Comes To Town'
Evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen's new book is a breezy (sometimes too breezy) account of the ways animals have adapted to city life, and the staggering impact humans have had on evolution.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
'The Recovering' Chronicles Addiction In Lush, Caressing Detail
Author Leslie Jamison's new memoir of her years of alcoholism walks in the paths of drunken icons like Raymond Carver and John Cheever, describing the effects of intoxicants with gorgeous, exact care.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Profile: Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic
In Madeline Miller’s captivating novel, a feared and maligned goddess from the Odyssey addresses male anxiety about female power.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Book Review Podcast: Tara Westover on Her Remarkable Life, From Survivalist Childhood to Cambridge Ph.D.
Tara Westover talks about her memoir, “Educated;” Mark Weinberg discusses “Movie Nights With the Reagans.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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