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Nonfiction: Little Farm on the Prairie

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm
By ARLO CRAWFORD
In “This Blessed Earth,” Ted Genoways writes about a Nebraskan farmer and his family as they try to adapt to changing times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Paperback Row

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm
By JOUMANA KHATIB
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fiction: A Form of Literary Alchemy That Resurrects the Past

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm
By INARA VERZEMNIEKS
“Swallowing Mercury,” a novella by Wioletta Greg that was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, is set in rural Poland during the Cold War.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm
By THOMAS F. MADDEN
Leslie Peirce’s “Empress of the East” tells the story of the slave girl who rose to become Queen of the Ottomans.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Letters to the Editor

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm
Readers respond to “Draft No. 4,” “Schlesinger” and more.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 12:00pm
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Eleanor Cameron on the import of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


100 Notable Books of 2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 11:30am
The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: Iconic Food Writers Toppled Off Their Pedestals

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 10:00am
By RUTH REICHL
Justin Spring’s “The Gourmands’ Way” offers a critical group portrait of the Americans who introduced French food to post-World War II America.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nonfiction: The Cookbook Addict

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 10:00am
By ALIDA BECKER
Jane Kramer’s “The Reporter’s Kitchen” explains how she approaches life through food and food through life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


By the Book: Anthony Bourdain: By the Book

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 10:00am
The author of “Kitchen Confidential” says one of the benchmarks of great food writing is to be very knowledgeable, but never a snob.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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