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Book Review: ‘Playboy,’ by Constance Debré

Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 5:00am
By Hannah Tennant-Moore
“Playboy,” an autobiographical novel by the writer Constance Debré, follows a woman who left her husband and job in search of pleasure.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Astrid Roemer Is Bringing Surinamese Literature to the World

Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 5:00am
By Anderson Tepper
Roemer’s books bring Suriname, on the South American Caribbean coast, to the world. Her 2019 novel, “Off-White,” will be released in English this month.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


2 Novels About Uncomfortably Close Families

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 7:50am
People cross boundaries in Alan Hollinghurst’s “The Spell” and Penelope Lively’s “The Photograph.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Charlie Hustle,’ by Keith O’Brien

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 5:03am
By Chris Vognar
Keith O’Brien’s “Charlie Hustle” tracks the great ballplayer’s historic career and also tells a story involving gamblers, gangsters and drug addicts.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


To Live Long and Prosper, Do What George Takei Does

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 5:03am
By Leigh-Ann Jackson
For the “Star Trek” actor and author of the new children’s book “My Lost Freedom,” it’s all about green tea and antioxidants. “I drink it every day, all day. I am an addict,” he says.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Sleepwalkers,’ by Scarlett Thomas

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 5:01am
By Flynn Berry
Scarlett Thomas’s latest novel, “The Sleepwalkers,” recounts the tale of a couple’s disastrous getaway, told through letters, transcripts and more.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘A Better World,’ by Sarah Langan

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 5:01am
By Karen Thompson Walker
In “A Better World,” a family hoping to escape their dangerous reality gets invited to an exclusive town only to discover that it’s not as peaceful as it seems.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Fi,’ by Alexandra Fuller

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 5:00am
By David Sheff
In “Fi,” Alexandra Fuller describes the sudden death of her 21-year-old.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Talking 50 Years of Stephen King

Friday, April 5, 2024 - 5:01pm
On this week’s podcast, we talk to the novelist Grady Hendrix and TV showrunner Damon Lindelof about the work and influence of Stephen King.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Sami Michael, Israeli Novelist With Arabic Roots, Dies at 97

Friday, April 5, 2024 - 4:25pm
By Joseph Berger
A refugee from Iraq, he explored in popular books the worlds of Jews living in Arabic countries or who fled persecution, and of Arabs living in Israel.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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