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Book Review: ‘Long Island Compromise,’ by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 11:58am
By Sloane Crosley
“Long Island Compromise,” the new novel by the author of “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” fictionalizes a true story.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Romance Bookstores Are Booming, Dishing ‘All the Hot Stuff You Can Imagine’

Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 3:00am
By Alexandra Alter
Bookstores once shunted romance novels to a shelf in the back. But with romance writers dominating the best-seller lists, a network of dedicated bookstores has sprung up around the country.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Stanley Moss, Poet Who Evoked a Troubled World, Dies at 99

Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 3:24pm
By Robert D. McFadden
His moving and often painful free-verse observations on friends’ deaths, the Holocaust and other topics won him many devoted fans.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Authors Call It Fiction, but in These 2 Novels the Facts Don’t Lie

Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 7:50am
A philandering father; a literary affair.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Russian Gothic,’ by Aleksandr Skorobogatov

Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 5:00am
By Boris Fishman
The 1991 novel turns a private disturbance into bracing social commentary.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘State of Paradise,’ by Laura van den Berg

Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 5:00am
By Ruth Franklin
Laura van den Berg’s new book, “State of Paradise,” sends readers down surreal portals to ask: How do we distinguish reality from its opposite — whatever that might be?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Sign Up to Learn the Best Books of the 21st Century

Friday, July 5, 2024 - 5:02am
Starting on July 8, we’ll unveil a list of 100. Make sure you’re among the first to find out.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Mac Barnett Reviews 2 New Picture Books About the Playground

Friday, July 5, 2024 - 5:00am
By Mac Barnett
It can be thrillingly dangerous and profoundly comforting at the same time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Private Revolutions’ by Yuan Yang

Friday, July 5, 2024 - 5:00am
By Michelle T. King
In “Private Revolutions,” Yuan Yang follows the lives of women in a rapidly changing modern superpower.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


5 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 4, 2024 - 10:49am
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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