Readers Respond to the ‘Best Books of the 21st Century’
They wanted to know where the poetry and the genre fiction were — and they also wanted to let us know which books were missing.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: Best Graphic Novels in July
An unlovable heroine, a cyborg in search of missing parts, the restoration of a classic work and a series that is always worth the wait highlight four new volumes.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
This absorbing debut novel about writing takes its cue from 'Mrs. Dalloway'
Rosalind Brown's debut novel, Practice, centers on an undergraduate student trying to write an essay on Shakespeare. Along the way, we are treated to the fleeting insights of the the brain at work.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
A Poet Goes to War
“Revolution is the job of poets and artists,” says Ko Maung Saungkha, leader of a rebel militia fighting the Myanmar dictatorship. He is not the only poet commander in a country with a strong tradition of political verse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Bright Sword,’ by Lev Grossman
In Lev Grossman’s new book, “The Bright Sword,” an eager adventurer stumbles into a Camelot that has fallen into hopelessness and disarray after the death of the king.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Edward P. Jones on ‘The Known World,’ Still Acclaimed 20 Years After Publication
Our critic talks to Edward P. Jones about how he imagined “The Known World,” recently voted the best work of fiction by an American writer in the 21st century.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Rent Collectors,’ by Jesse Katz
Jesse Katz’s true-crime narrative, “The Rent Collectors,” delivers a nuanced portrait of a community racked by poverty and violence and deprived of opportunities to get ahead.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum,’ by Margalit Fox; ‘The Incorruptibles,’ by Dan Slater
Two exuberant new books chronicle the heyday of New York City’s criminal underworld on the Lower East Side.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Banal Nightmare,’ by Halle Butler
In Halle Butler’s new book, “Banal Nightmare,” a 30-something woman returns to her hometown to get out of a rut and reassess her life after a bad breakup.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Bright Objects,’ by Ruby Todd
Set among the fevered residents of a remote Australian town, Ruby Todd’s debut novel considers how grief can draw people to extreme beliefs.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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