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'The Green Hand' Captures The Colorful Essence Of The Uncanny

Sunday, November 26, 2017 - 7:00am

By Etelka Lehoczky

Previously, American comics fans would've been lucky to discover French artist Nicole Claveloux in old issues of Heavy Metal magazine. Now, her delightfully weird work has been compiled in a new book.

(Image credit: New York Review Comics)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Brush Up Your Shelley With 'Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years'

Saturday, November 25, 2017 - 7:00am

By Genevieve Valentine

Christopher Frayling's new celebration of Frankenstein is half art book, half scholarly study, tracing the famous monster's path from page to stage to screen, just in time for his 200th birthday.

(Image credit: Reel Art Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres

Thursday, November 23, 2017 - 6:00am

By ALEXANDRA ALTER

Nigeria has become a major exporter of literary talent, and now one publisher, Cassava Republic, is expanding to the United States.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Inside the List: Your Favorite Authors Recommend Their Favorite Books

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 2:32pm

By GREGORY COWLES

Four books to read now, as suggested by Jacqueline Woodson, Celeste Ng, Kurt Andersen and Neil de Grasse Tyson.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: An Essayist Searching for Alternate Worlds

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm

By PHILLIP LOPATE

In his first essay collection, “True Stories,” the English writer Francis Spufford weighs in on Antarctica, science fiction and those annoying atheists.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews