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The Book Review Podcast: Mother Knows Best?

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 3:16pm

James Wolcott talks about “Raising Trump” and “The Kardashians,” and Tina Brown discusses “The Vanity Fair Diaries.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 11:34am

In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week:Elizabeth Hardwick on the art and meaning of the essay.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Fiction: A Soccer Novel More About the Players Than the Play

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:05am

By SAM BYERS

With masculinity in its sights, Ross Raisin’s “A Natural” dares to tackle frustration and thwarted action as its themes.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: Wresting Golda Meir From the Shadows

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By ETHAN BRONNER

Francine Klagsbrun’s “Lioness” re-examines the beloved prime minister’s legacy.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: An Expert on Warfare Examines Centuries of Evolving Mayhem

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By GARY J. BASS

Lawrence Freedman warns in “The Future of War” that he doesn’t expect to see an end to human conflict.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: In ‘Nomadland,’ the Golden Years Are the Wander Years

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By ARLIE RUSSELL HOCHSCHILD

Arlie Russell Hochschild reviews Jessica Bruder’s book about senior citizens who live out of R.V.s and work low-wage jobs.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Inside the List: Donna Brazile Says She Foresaw Clinton’s Defeat

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By GREGORY COWLES

In a best-selling campaign memoir, “Hacks,” the Democratic operative and former party chair reveals she never trusted the polls.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: Father-Son Bonding, With Homer as Guide

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By ADAM NICOLSON

Daniel Mendelsohn’s “An Odyssey” is both an analysis of a classic and a memoir of his family.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Nonfiction: A Journey of Belonging

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By JENNA WORTHAM

In “Real American: A Memoir,” Julie Lythcott-Haims describes growing up biracial in a mostly white milieu.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Fiction: A Novelist Revisits a Deadly Textile Union Strike From 1929

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 5:00am

By AMY ROWLAND

Wiley Cash’s heroine in “The Last Ballad” is based on a real-life union organizer and folk singer now mostly lost to history.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews