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Profile: A Comic Book Artist Who Makes the Invisible Visible

Sunday, March 25, 2018 - 4:56pm
By TOBIAS GREY
In “Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures,” Yvan Alagbé tells the stories of people who have been marginalized by society.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


You Don't Have To Be A Dog Person To Enjoy 'Tomorrow'

Saturday, March 24, 2018 - 7:00am
By Jean Zimmerman

Damian Dibben's novel follows a 217-year-old dog (yes, you read that right) as he searches for his wizardly master, who's disappeared somewhere in Europe in the middle of the Napoleonic Wars.

(Image credit: Hanover Square Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Inside the List: If You Murdered Someone, Would You Know It?

Friday, March 23, 2018 - 11:00am
By TINA JORDAN
That’s the idea Chris Bohjalian explores in his new psychological thriller, “The Flight Attendant.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Book Review Podcast: ‘Just the Funny Parts’

Friday, March 23, 2018 - 2:10am
Nell Scovell discusses her new memoir, and Joanne Lipman talks about “That’s What She Said.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Profile: Why Now May (Finally) Be Meg Wolitzer’s Moment

Friday, March 23, 2018 - 2:00am
By SARAH LYALL
Her prescient new novel, “The Female Persuasion,” resonates in the #MeToo moment. Is the timing also right to make her a household name?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Hotheaded Perfectionist

Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 4:47pm
By STUART EMMRICH
In his new memoir, “Unmasked,” the man behind “Phantom” and “Cats” recalls his fractious relationship with Tim Rice.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 12:28pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Gunners' Seems Simple At First ... But Keep Reading

Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 7:00am
By Lily Meyer

Rebecca Kauffman's new novel centers on a group of friends who reunite after a funeral, and spend an evening together. It's a deceptively simple story with a powerful message: Accept your feelings.

(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Fiction: She Dared to Write Poetry About Sex. Iranians Loved and Hated Her for It.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 1:54pm
By DINA NAYERI
Jasmin Darznik’s elegant novel “Song of a Captive Bird” celebrates the turbulent life of Iran’s most infamous female poet.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Books of The Times: A Chinese Revolutionary, Reinventing Himself in American Exile

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 12:18pm
By JENNIFER SZALAI
Lauren Hilgers’s “Patriot Number One” offers a detailed and close-up look at immigration through one man’s experience.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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