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Hundreds of Small Presses Just Lost Their Distributor. Now What?

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 5:03am
By Elizabeth A. Harris
A nonprofit that distributed books for many of the country’s small presses has closed, and the fallout could affect the publishing industry in ways both big and small.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘In the Shadow of Liberty,’ by Ana Raquel Minian

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 5:02am
By Jennifer Szalai
“In the Shadow of Liberty,” by the historian Ana Raquel Minian, chronicles America’s often brutal treatment of noncitizens, including locking them up without charge.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Read Your Way Through Accra

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 5:00am
By Peace Adzo Medie
Bus stations. Traffic stops. Beaches. There’s no telling where you’ll find the next story in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Peace Adzo Medie shares some of her favorites.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


It's a wild ride to get to the bottom of what everyone's hiding in 'A Better World'

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 12:25pm
By Gabino Iglesias

A very sinister thriller with a dash of science-fiction and full of inscrutabilities, Sarah Langan's novel is as entreating and creepy as it is timely and humane.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


It's a wild ride to get to the bottom of what everyone's hiding in 'A Better World'

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 12:24pm
By Gabino Iglesias

A very sinister thriller with a dash of science-fiction and full of inscrutabilities, Sarah Langan's novel is as entreating and creepy as it is timely and humane.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Bans Continue to Surge in Public Schools

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 8:00am
By Alexandra Alter
More books were removed during the first half of this academic year than in the entire previous one.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Tale of Four Troubled and Talented Sisters, Told With Irish Flair

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 5:00am
By S. Kirk Walsh
There’s more than blarney in Caoilinn Hughes’s riotous, ambitiously structured new novel.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Crooked Seeds,’ by Karen Jennings

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 5:00am
By Wadzanai Mhute
“Crooked Seeds,” by Karen Jennings, is set in a drought-stricken South Africa where its fraught history is ever-present.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Negative Space,’ by Gillian Linden

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 5:00am
By Lynn Steger Strong
Gillian Linden’s slim debut novel, “Negative Space,” explores the being and nothingness of modern motherhood.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


These Gay Novels Offer a ‘More Interesting Conversation’ About Faith

Monday, April 15, 2024 - 12:00pm
By Joshua Barone
Recent books by Allen Bratton, Daniel Lefferts and Garrard Conley depict gay Christian characters not usually seen in queer literature.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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