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The Shortlist: Three Authors See Water, Water Everywhere, for Better and Worse

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By ROBERT GLENNON

New books look at the importance and the dangers of the wet stuff.

Nonfiction: Galloping Through History

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By C. E. MORGAN

In “Farewell to the Horse,” Ulrich Raulff examines our complicated and violently unilateral relationship with Equus caballus.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: A History of the British Empire at Its Peak

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT

David Cannadine’s “Victorious Century” tells the story of Britain in the 19th century, when it was at the height of its powers.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: The Epidemic of Wrongful Convictions in America

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By ELIE MYSTAL

In “The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist,” Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington tell a haunting true-crime tale of systemic incompetence and racism.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Long View: Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From?

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By JON MEACHAM

Jon Meacham parses the historical record for fresh insight into the events surrounding the death of Christ.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Fiction: After a Camping Trip, Five Girls’ Lives Are No Longer the Same

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By LISA KO

In Kim Fu’s novel, “The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore,” an overnight kayaking expedition reverberates in unexpected ways.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Inside the List: What’s the Connection Between John Steinbeck and Elizabeth George?

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 5:00am

By TINA JORDAN

Long ago, George — who’s just published her 20th Inspector Lynley novel — read about the diary Steinbeck kept while writing “East of Eden,” and it inspired her to start her own.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews