6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Rednecks' chronicles the largest labor uprising in American history
Taylor Brown's Rednecks is a superb historical drama full of violence and larger-than-life characters that chronicles the events of leading to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiography has re-emerged.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Bookseller Who Brought Hardcovers to America’s Most Famous Bookstore
In “Reading the Room,” Paul Yamazaki, the chief buyer for City Lights Booksellers, calls this “one of the richest and most rewarding times” to be a literature fan.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
100 Years After Kafka’s Death, People and Nations Are Still Fighting Over His Legacy
A hundred years after Kafka’s death, people and nations are still fighting over his legacy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Shirley Conran, Author Best Known for the Steamy ‘Lace,’ Dies at 91
A divorced single mother, she started out to write a sex guide for schoolgirls and ended up with a tale of female autonomy that became a best-selling novel.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Silence of the Choir,’ by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
“The Silence of the Choir,” a novel by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, follows 72 African refugees who have arrived in a Sicilian village.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
What's it like to live in a vacation spot when tourists leave? 'Wait' offers a window
Set during a uniquely stressful summer for one Nantucket family, Gabriella Burnham's second novel highlights the strong bonds between a mom and her daughters.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Don DeLillo’s Best Books: A Guide
His fascination with terrorism, cults and mass culture’s weirder turns has given his work a prophetic air. Here’s where to start.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Best Crime Novels of 2024 (So Far)
Looking for some murder and mayhem (fictional, of course)? Here are the best crime novels of 2024 so far.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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