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.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
The Long View: Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History
Current U.S. politics can be defined by what the historian referred to in her 1984 book “The March of Folly” as a “wooden-headedness” in statecraft.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Eating Away at Government From the Inside
David Cay Johnston’s “It’s Even Worse Than You Think” is an account of Trump’s efforts to create a weakened government.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New Books Revive The Cold Cases Of Agatha Christie And The Golden State Killer
Maureen Corrigan recommends two books that grapple with real-life mysteries: Laura Thompson's biography of the sphinxlike Agatha Christie, and I'll Be Gone In The Dark, by the late Michelle McNamara.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Books News: Books Rex Tillerson Might Want to Read
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he is replacing the secretary of state with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Evil, Antic And Modern, 'The Merry Spinster' Puts A Dark Spin On Fairy Tales
Mallory Ortberg's hyperliterate new story collection turns familiar fairy tales inside out to comment on gender, relationships and the way people manipulate each other.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Super Mario
Fans of the Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa have two reasons to celebrate: a feisty new novel and a fiery, politically charged essay collection.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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