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Book Review: ‘The Limits,’ by Nell Freudenberger

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 5:00am
By Charles Finch
In her far-reaching latest novel, “The Limits,” Nell Freudenberger forges connections between the global and the familial.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Mania,’ by Lionel Shriver

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 5:00am
By Laura Miller
In Lionel Shriver’s new novel, judging intelligence and competence is a form of bigotry.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Why Filmmakers Love to Adapt Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 4:23pm
By Alissa Wilkinson
In the new series and in five previous movies, the character serves as a blank slate to examine the mores and concerns of the time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Leigh Bardugo’s Latest Travels to Renaissance Spain

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 10:50am
By Danielle Trussoni
In “The Familiar,” the blockbuster fantasist conjures a world of mystical intrigue and romance.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Tayi Tibble, Maori Poet and ‘It Girl’, Trusts the Wisdom of Her Ancestors

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 10:08am
By Natasha Frost
Tibble, 28, has been hailed as the fresh, funny and immensely skilled voice of a generation.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Here Are the Most Targeted Books of 2023

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 8:01am
By Elizabeth A. Harris
Amid a nationwide surge in book bans, memoirs and novels that deal with the experiences of L.G.B.T.Q. people or explore race received the most challenges.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Collected Poems of Delmore Schwartz’

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 5:04am
By Dwight Garner
A new omnibus compiles the poet’s books and unpublished work, including his two-part autobiographical masterpiece, “Genesis.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Every Living Thing,’ by Jason Roberts

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 5:00am
By Deborah Blum
Jason Roberts tells the story of the scholars who tried to taxonomize the world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Sociopath: A Memoir,’ by Patric Gagne

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 5:00am
By Alexandra Jacobs
In her buzzy memoir, “Sociopath,” Patric Gagne shows herself more committed to revel in her naughtiness than to demystify the condition.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Wives,’ by Simone Gorrindo

Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 5:00am
By Susan Burton
In “The Wives,” Simone Gorrindo tells the story of joining a behind-the-scenes sorority — and how it changed her.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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