Fiction: The Good, the Bad and the Panther
In Elizabeth Crook’s western-inflected novel, “The Which Way Tree,” teenage siblings go on a quest for vengeance.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: Black, Gay and Losing Faith
In Uzodinma Iweala’s new novel, “Speak No Evil,” a young man’s journey of self-discovery runs into opposition from his parents and their church.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Enthusiast: In Praise of Ruth McKenney
I wish McKenney’s life had been as joyous and carefree as her effervescent memoirs. But I rejoice that her books are still available at my hometown library.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Editors’ Choice: 5 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In 'Go Home,' Finding — Or Building — A Home In Words
This new anthology of Asian diasporic writers, edited by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, is packed with stories, essays and poetry on the idea of home — where it is, what it is, and how you find or lose it.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Coming of Age as Performance Art: An Outsider in 1970s Japan
Ian Buruma’s memoir, “A Tokyo Romance,” recaptures his youthful experiences in the avant-garde film and theater world of the postwar city.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
By the Book: Sloane Crosley: By the Book
The novelist and essayist Sloane Crosley says that “any woman who has to take an author photo where she looks the just-right amount of appealing is a literary hero.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Was the 2016 Election a Game of ‘Russian Roulette’?
Michael Isikoff and David Corn tell the story of how Russia and its meddling came to dominate a presidential election.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: A High-Speed Auto Race Across Australia, Past and Present
Peter Carey’s novel “A Long Way From Home” follows a married couple and their bachelor neighbor on a bumptious 10,000-mile endurance contest.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Memory Is Mutable, Understanding Elusive In 'Memento Park'
Mark Sarvas' new novel is dedicated to his own father and grandfathers — it's the story of a C-list movie actor and the valuable heirloom that leads him to dig into his family's history.
(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
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