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Before He Died in Prison, Aleksei Navalny Wrote a Memoir. It’s Coming This Fall.

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 9:03am
By Alexandra Alter
In the book, Navalny tells his story in his own words, chronicling his life, his rise as an opposition leader, and the attempts on his life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Hanif Abdurraqib’s ‘There’s Always This Year’ Is About More Than Basketball

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:03am
By Wilson Wong
His new book, “There’s Always This Year,” is a meditation on beauty, grief and mortality through the lens of basketball and Columbus, Ohio.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New Thrillers by Chris Bohjalian, Kristen Perrin and Steve Cavanaugh

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:01am
By Sarah Lyall
Our columnist on three new psychological thrillers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Interview: Doris Kearns Goodwin on “An Unfinished Love Story”

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:01am
Richard Goodwin, an adviser to presidents, “was more interested in shaping history,” she says, “and I in figuring out how history was shaped.” Their bond is at the heart of her new book, “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What Can Fiction Tell Us About the Apocalypse?

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 5:00am
By Ayana Mathis
What can fiction tell us about the apocalypse? Ayana Mathis finds unexpected hope in novels of crisis by Ling Ma, Jenny Offill and Jesmyn Ward.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Trina Robbins, Creator and Historian of Comic Books, Dies at 84

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 12:12am
By Gavin Edwards
Obsessed with comics from a young age, she was a pioneer in a male-dominated field and later documented the contributions of other women.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Simon & Schuster Turns 100 With a New Owner and a Sense of Optimism

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 11:26am
By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris
The milestone comes after a particularly turbulent period, when the publisher was put up for sale and bought by a private equity firm. Since then, investments have boosted morale and helped it grow.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Invention of Prehistory,’ by Stefanos Geroulanos

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 5:02am
By Jennifer Szalai
In “The Invention of Prehistory,” the historian Stefanos Geroulanos argues that many of our theories about our remote ancestors tell us more about us than them.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ed Piskor, Comics Artist, Dies After Sexual Misconduct Accusations

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 2:33pm
By Marc Tracy and George Gene Gustines
Ed Piskor, 41, was known for his detailed “Hip Hop Family Tree” and “X-Men: Grand Design.” A Pittsburgh gallery canceled an exhibition of his work after the initial allegation.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Contrarian Lionel Shriver deftly satirizes anti-intellectualism in 'Mania'

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 1:38pm
By Maureen Corrigan

Shriver's new novel is one of her best. It takes place in an alternative America, where the last acceptable bias — discrimination against people considered not so smart — is being stamped out.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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