Atlantic County Library System

Book Review: ‘Challenger,’ by Adam Higginbotham

Monday, May 13, 2024 - 5:01am

By Rachel Slade

As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Fat Leonard,’ by Craig Whitlock

Monday, May 13, 2024 - 5:01am

By Nicolas Niarchos

In “Fat Leonard,” Craig Whitlock investigates one of the worst corruption scandals in U.S. military history.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn,’ by Michelle T. King

Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 5:02am

By Thessaly La Force

As Michelle T. King demonstrates in this moving and ambitious biography, Fu Pei-mei was far more than “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘All Fours,’ by Miranda July

Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 5:01am

By Alexandra Jacobs

An anxious artist’s road trip stops short for a torrid affair at a tired motel. In “All Fours,” the desire for change is familiar. How to satisfy it isn’t.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘We Were the Universe,’ by Kimberly King Parsons

Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 5:01am

By Alissa Nutting

In Kimberly King Parsons’s witty, profane novel, “We Were the Universe,” a young mother seeks to salve a profound loss.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Rebel Girl,’ by Kathleen Hanna

Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 5:00am

By Evelyn McDonnell

In her intimate memoir, “Rebel Girl,” the punk-rock heroine Kathleen Hanna recalls a life of trauma, triumph and riot grrrl rebellion.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'Women and Children First' is a tale about how actions and choices affect others

Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 8:00am

By Kristen Martin

The puzzle of a girl's death propels Alina Grabowski's debut novel but, really, it's less about the mystery and more about how our actions impact each other, especially when we think we lack agency.

Source: NPR Book Reviews