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Francine Pascal, Creator of ‘Sweet Valley High’ Book Series, Dies at 92

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 6:49pm

By Clay Risen

The series and its many spinoffs have sold more than 200 million copies and revolutionized the world of young adult publishing.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Misrecognition,’ by Madison Newbound

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 3:31pm

By Justin Taylor

The protagonist of Madison Newbound’s debut novel, “Misrecognition,” returns to her hometown after a breakup with her power-imbalanced polycule.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Min Jin Lee Looks Back at ‘Pachinko’

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 2:28pm

The second in a series of conversations with authors appearing on our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘A Complicated Passion,’ by Carrie Rickey

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 5:02am

By Dwight Garner

A new biography surveys the prolific and pioneering career of the filmmaker Agnès Varda.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Baldwin’s ‘Blues for Mister Charlie,’ 60 Years After It Hit Broadway

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 5:01am

By Anna Venarchik

On the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth, a look at this revolutionary work that was a playwriting milestone for him.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

More States Are Passing Book Banning Rules. Here’s What They Say.

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 5:01am

By Elizabeth A. Harris

Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

15 New Books Coming in August

Monday, July 29, 2024 - 5:00am

New novels by Elif Shafak and Casey McQuiston, a biography of a gay cultural icon, a dystopian tale of A.I. gone awry — and more.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Edna O’Brien: An Appreciation

Sunday, July 28, 2024 - 4:02pm

By Lucy Scholes

Her fiction delivered searing, candid portraits of Irish society through the prism of female friendship.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

James C. Scott, Iconoclastic Social Scientist, Dies at 87

Sunday, July 28, 2024 - 3:21pm

By Trip Gabriel

In influential books, he questioned top-down government programs and extolled the power of the powerless, embracing a form of anarchism.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Edna O’Brien, Writer Who Gave Voice to Women’s Passions, Dies at 93

Sunday, July 28, 2024 - 1:49pm

By Anthony DePalma

Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

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