Despite A Sad Setup, 'House Of Broken Angels' Hums With Joy
Luis Alberto Urrea's latest, based loosely on his own brother's death, follows the members of a vibrant Mexican-American family as they deal with grief and impending death — but also celebrate life.
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Fiction: A Mother and Daughter and a Town Made of ‘Brass’
In Xhenet Aliu’s debut novel, a postindustrial landscape is the setting for two generations of heartache.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Stirring, Engrossing 'Woman's Hour' Recounts The Battle For Suffrage
Elaine Weiss's new book reminds us how near a thing women's suffrage was — it all rode on one yes vote in the Tennessee legislature, cast by a man who changed his mind after pressure from his mother.
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Nonfiction: The Lesson Here Is Listen to the Victim
In “A False Report,” T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong tell the story of a rape investigation that is comforting in its moral clarity.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Two Books on the ‘Bachelor’ Empire
The authors Amy Kaufman and Suzannah Showler dive deep into the art and artifice of the prime time love factory that’s swept the nation.
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.
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Match Book: Dear Match Book: International Books of Mystery
Detective stories from around the world.
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The New Vanguard
Our critics chose 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.
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Nonfiction: How Businesses Became People
In “We the Corporations,” Adam Winkler recounts the history of American companies’ efforts to shape the law to their advantage.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: Sex, Lies and Subterfuge Roil Joyce Carol Oates’s New Story Collection
Whether they’re lovers, parents, professors or kids, the characters in these stories all have something to hide.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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