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Letters to the Editor

Friday, December 1, 2017 - 5:00am

Readers respond to reviews from recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: Rolling Merrily Along With Hal Prince

Friday, December 1, 2017 - 5:00am

By ALEXANDRA JACOBS

In his new memoir, “Sense of Occasion,” Hal Prince reports on his many hits, and also his failures.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Help Desk: Among the Vulgarians

Friday, December 1, 2017 - 5:00am

By JUDITH NEWMAN

New etiquette books offer advice on how to mind your manners during uncivil times, in the White House and beyond.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Editors’ Choice: 12 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 6:37pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Enthusiast: In Praise of the ‘Career Romance’

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 1:00pm

By SADIE STEIN

Written to educate young women about various industries, the books are as historically interesting as they are entertaining — sociology lesson plus soap opera.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Pour: Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 11:47am

By ERIC ASIMOV

The top choices of this year’s wine books include an essential Champagne guide, an argument to organize wine by soil type and a thin volume of advice.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Teen Angst Has A Body Count In 'I Am Not Okay With This'

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 7:00am

By Etelka Lehoczky

Sydney, the teenage protagonist of Charles Forsman's new graphic novel, has all the usual problems of her age, plus one: She's telekinetic. And it quickly becomes clear that her story is a grim one.

(Image credit: Fantagraphics)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Nonfiction: What Can Fashion Tell Us About Art?

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am

By VANESSA FRIEDMAN

In “Clothing Art: The Visual Culture of Fashion, 1600-1914,” Aileen Ribeiro shows how much the depiction of fashion reveals about an artist’s world.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Visuals: So, You’d Like to Buy Your Loved One a Book?

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am

By JENNIFER DANIEL

Follow the arrows to discover the best reading to give as a gift this season.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Roundup: The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am

By DOMINIQUE BROWNING

A range of new books offering advice to gardeners, hikers and amateur naturalists, with detours back to colonial America and even Middle-earth.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews