Atlantic County Library System

Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Lily Meyer and Bruna Dantas Lobato on Their Debut Novels

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 5:00am

By Celia McGee

Recognized literary translators — Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, Bruna Dantas Lobato among them — are making the jump to publishing rosters as authors themselves.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Richard Crawford, Leading Scholar of American Music, Dies at 89

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 4:35pm

By William Robin

American Music was a marginal subfield in the 1960s when he began his research as a student, and then as a faculty member, at the University of Michigan.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Sales Surge After JD Vance Joins Trump Campaign

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 12:54pm

By Alexandra Alter

The book has sold more than 750,000 copies since July 15, his publisher said.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Booker Prize Nominees Include Rachel Kushner and Richard Powers

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 9:54am

By Alex Marshall

There are six American novels in the running for the prestigious British literary award, but only two by U.K. authors.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Blindsided by 'The Most': This is a superb novel of a marriage at its breakpoint

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 9:00am

By Heller McAlpin

The story takes place in Newark, over the course of a single day in 1957, which we experience from the two spouses' alternating points of view. Jessica Anthony's novel deserves to become a classic.

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘They Dream in Gold,’ by Mai Sennaar

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 5:02am

By Jean Kwok

Mai Sennaar’s “They Dream in Gold” weaves together the stories of a Black American woman’s search for her Swiss-Senegalese lover and the people who’ve shaped the couple’s lives.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews