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Three Lives Entwined by Tragedy — and a Love of Literature

Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 5:00am
By Helen Simonson
In Monica Wood’s rich new novel, “How to Read a Book,” death, prison and poetry become the catalyst for new beginnings.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


With ‘All Fours,’ Miranda July Experiments in Fiction and in Life

Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 3:00am
By Marie Solis
In “All Fours,” her first novel in almost 10 years, the writer, artist and filmmaker considers freedom — sexual and otherwise.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


2 Books for Rebels

Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 7:50am
A maid resists her employers; citizens resist their country.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘American Abductions,’ by Mauro Javier Cárdenas

Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 6:52am
By Gina Apostol
The novel “American Abductions” captures the effects of U.S. immigration policy with the expansive reach of art.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Is ‘The Idea of You’ Harry Styles Fan Fiction?

Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 5:03am
By Esther Zuckerman
The filmmakers do more to align star and character than the novel did. But somehow that doesn’t make the movie indebted to the musician.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Shanghailanders,’ by Juli Min

Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 5:00am
By Jean Kwok
Juli Min’s “Shanghailanders” runs from 2040 to 2014, showing how a cast of unsettled characters arrived at their current predicament.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Reunion,’ by Elise Juska

Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 5:00am
By Kate Elizabeth Russell
Elise Juska takes readers back to the summer of 2021. The question is, do we want to go there?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Skunks,’ by Fiona Warnick

Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 5:00am
By Ainslie Hogarth
In Fiona Warnick’s cozy coming-of-age novel, an aimless college graduate finds an unconventional way to process her difficult transition into adulthood.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


C.J. Sansom, Mystery Novelist Drawn to Tudor England, Dies at 71

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 6:25pm
By Trip Gabriel
He wrote a popular series of books revolving around a hunchbacked detective, Shardlake, whose troubles echo the author’s experiences of childhood bullying.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Conversation With Colm Tóibín

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 3:34pm
The Irish author discusses “Long Island,” the sequel to his 2009 novel “Brooklyn.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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