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The Book Review Book Club: Discuss ‘Headshot,’ by Rita Bullwinkel, With Us

Monday, June 3, 2024 - 1:00pm
By MJ Franklin
For The Book Review Podcast’s June book club, we’ll talk about “Headshot,” Rita Bullwinkel’s fierce and searching novel about the high-octane world of youth women’s boxing.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ’1974,’ by Francine Prose

Monday, June 3, 2024 - 5:03am
By Dwight Garner
Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


8 Comics to Read This Pride Month

Monday, June 3, 2024 - 5:02am
By George Gene Gustines
These comics and graphic novels have superheroes and supervillains, and drama at theater camp. There is also a nonfiction guide to coming out.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Old King,’ by Maxim Loskutoff

Monday, June 3, 2024 - 5:02am
By Smith Henderson
Maxim Loskutoff’s “Old King” is set in the remote forests of Montana, where one resident began a campaign to destroy modern life as we know it.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Brat,’ by Gabriel Smith

Monday, June 3, 2024 - 5:00am
By Matt Bell
Gabriel Smith’s shape-shifting debut, “Brat,” cycles through a multiverse of strange possibilities.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,’ by Julie Satow

Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 5:03am
By Alexandra Jacobs
In “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,” Julie Satow celebrates the savvy leaders who made Bonwit, Bendel’s and Lord & Taylor into retail meccas of their moment.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘We Refuse,’ by Kellie Carter Jackson

Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 5:02am
By Linda Villarosa
In “We Refuse,” Kellie Carter Jackson explores the many forms of activism that oppressed people have resorted to and offers a more nuanced picture of their lives.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Triumph of the Yuppies,’ by Tom McGrath

Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 5:00am
By Jacob Goldstein
In “Triumph of the Yuppies,” Tom McGrath revels in the stories of a generation that turned its back on protest and bought into consumer culture.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Fire Exit,’ by Morgan Talty

Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 5:00am
By Esi Edugyan
In “Fire Exit,” a white man raised on a reservation wrestles with whether he should reveal to his daughter the complications of her heritage.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Yael Dayan, Israeli Writer, Politician and Daughter of War Hero, Dies at 85

Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 3:26pm
By Michael S. Rosenwald
She was hailed for her books and admired for promoting women’s rights. But her support for a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict angered many.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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