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Roundup: From Politics to Scandals, Sports Seem to Speak to Our Times

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am
By JAY JENNINGS
Half a dozen books on sports range from champion athletes to the fans who adore them.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


By the Book: John Hodgman: By the Book

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am
The author of, most recently, “Vacationland,” doesn’t like to talk about writing with other writers. “We mostly talk about TV.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Roundup: The Latest in Graphic Novels

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am
By DOUGLAS WOLK
This season’s graphic novels run the gamut, from an emotional coming-out story to a fantastical journey into a world of strange peach people.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: In the World of Comedy, Improv May Now Be More Important Than Stand-Up

Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 5:00am
By JASON ZINOMAN
Sam Wasson’s “Improv Nation” examines one of the most important stories in American popular culture.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Two Towering Figures Collide On The World Stage In '1917'

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 7:00am
By Jason Heller

Arthur Herman's new book zooms in on Vladimir Lenin, Woodrow Wilson, and the vast, conflicting historical forces they embodied — and which came to a head in the fateful year of 1917.

(Image credit: Harper)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Roundup: Travel Books Take You There and Back

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 5:00am
It’s worth noting that some of this season’s most exciting travel narratives are by women.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Roundup: Rock ’n’ Roll, Between the Covers

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 5:00am
By EVELYN MCDONNELL
From Lou Reed to Gucci Mane to Stevie Nicks, a look at the season’s music biographies.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 5:00am
By SIMON WINCHESTER
Lizzie Collingham’s “The Taste of Empire” and Erika Rappaport’s “A Thirst for Empire” explore the worldwide influence of Britain’s culinary heritage.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Crime: The Best Crime Novels of 2017

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 5:00am
By MARILYN STASIO
From Attica Locke to Jo Nesbo, Marilyn Stasio looks back at some of her favorite mysteries and thrillers from a year’s worth of crime columns.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Match Book: Contemporary Womanhood, in Fact and Fiction

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 11:57am
By NICOLE LAMY
Books of all genres that shed light on what it means to be female today.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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