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Book Review: ‘Real Americans,’ by Rachel Khong

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 5:00am
By Wilson Wong
Rachel Khong’s new novel follows three generations of Chinese Americans as they all fight for self-determination in their own way.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Rachel Khong Conjures Worlds, in Her Books and Beyond

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 12:29pm
By Robert Ito
She wrote her much-anticipated second novel, “Real Americans,” while also creating the Ruby, a co-working collective for writers and other artists.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


As National Poetry Month comes to a close, 2 new retrospectives to savor

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 8:46am
By Craig Morgan Teicher

April always brings some of the years' biggest poetry collections. So as it wraps up, we wanted to bring you two favorites — retrospective collections from Marie Howe and Jean Valentine.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


As National Poetry Month comes to a close, 2 new retrospectives to savor

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 8:45am
By Craig Morgan Teicher

April always brings some of the years' biggest poetry collections. So as it wraps up, we wanted to bring you two favorites — retrospective collections from Marie Howe and Jean Valentine.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘My First Book,’ by Honor Levy

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 5:03am
By Dwight Garner
The best stories in Honor Levy’s “My First Book” capture the quiet desperation of today’s smart set. But there is such a thing as publishing too soon.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


17 New Books Coming in May: Brittney Griner, Kevin Kwan and More

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 5:02am
New novels from R.O. Kwon, Kevin Kwan and Miranda July; a reappraisal of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy; memoirs from Brittney Griner and Kathleen Hanna — and more.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


When Your Mom Is Famous for Hating Motherhood

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 5:00am
By Molly Jong-Fast
In Heidi Reimer’s debut novel, “The Mother Act,” a daughter grapples with being parented (or not) by an actress who happily mines her life for material.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Age of Grievance,’ by Frank Bruni

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 5:00am
By Lionel Shriver
In “The Age of Grievance,” the New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni chronicles the nation’s descent into constant kvetching.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Lublin,’ by Manya Wilkinson

Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 5:01am
By Randy Boyagoda
“Lublin,” a novel by Manya Wilkinson, brings together a quest fable and a dark history with disarming humor.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Way That Leads Among the Lost,’ by Angela Garcia

Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 5:00am
By Azam Ahmed
In a new book, an anthropologist investigates the makeshift treatment centers that have proliferated during the country’s war on drugs.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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