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A new French cookbook explores Marseille as a cultural melting pot

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 7:57am
By Eleanor Beardsley
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A new cookbook celebrates Marseille, France's second-largest city.

(Image credit: Emilienne Malfatto for NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


2 Los Angeles Novels as Stylish and Wild as the City Itself

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 7:50am
Elizabeth Stromme’s noir about a writer for hire; Karen Tei Yamashita’s magic realist dystopia.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Key Terms From RNC That Capture the Trump Era

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 5:03am
By A.O. Scott
A partial lexicon of modern Republicanism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Autocracy, Inc.,’ by Anne Applebaum

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 5:01am
By Sam Adler-Bell
In “Autocracy, Inc.,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian takes account of the financial institutions and trade deals that have helped spread tyranny across the world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Modern Fairies,’ by Clare Pollard

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 5:01am
By S. Kirk Walsh
Clare Pollard’s novel “The Modern Fairies” reanimates 25 classic tales through a contemporary lens.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In These 3 Novels, Power Struggles in Every Era

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 5:00am
By Alida Becker
Immerse yourself in tales of Machiavellian statecraft, Depression-era scandal and emotional turmoil on an R.A.F. air base.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Lev Grossman on the Enduring Story of King Arthur

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 1:43pm
The novelist discusses his latest book, “The Bright Sword,” in which Arthur has died but Excalibur lives on with a band of misfit knights.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


8 hot new love stories from a stellar lineup of Black authors

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 12:38pm
By Carole V. Bell

Some of the most fabulous romances by Black authors still fly under the radar. So we have recommendations for your summer reading enjoyment.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Sharks Don’t Sink. And Neither Does Jasmin Graham.

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 5:03am
By Katrina Miller
In a new memoir, the marine biologist Jasmin Graham reflects on her passion for studying sharks and the barriers she refused to let stop her.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘There Was a Shadow,’ by Bruce Handy, and ‘The Shadow & the Ghost,’ by Cat Min

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 5:01am
By Leigh Ann Henion
Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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