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Book Review: ‘No Judgment: Essays,’ by Lauren Oyler

Monday, March 18, 2024 - 12:52pm
By Erin Somers
Famed for her fearless literary takedowns, Lauren Oyler adopts a softer tone in the new essay collection “No Judgment.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Bronx Teacher Asked. Tommy Orange Answered.

Monday, March 18, 2024 - 9:56am
By Elisabeth Egan
When the author received an impassioned email, he dropped everything to visit the students who inspired it.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins’

Monday, March 18, 2024 - 5:04am
By Dwight Garner
The private musings of Sonny Rollins reveal an artist devoted to the rigors of self-improvement.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Divorcées,’ by Rowan Beaird

Monday, March 18, 2024 - 5:00am
By Beatriz Williams
“The Divorcées” whisks readers to a ranch in Reno, where unhappy wives once stayed to establish Nevada residency so they could file for divorce.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Possessed,’ by Witold Gombrowicz

Monday, March 18, 2024 - 5:00am
By John Banville
Even when the Polish novelist Witold Gombrowicz worked within mass-market forms, he veered toward playful disorder.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Morningside,’ by Téa Obreht

Monday, March 18, 2024 - 5:00am
By Jessamine Chan
“The Morningside” reckons with climate change and its fallout while finding hope in the stories we preserve.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Entering the ‘Matrix of Language’ With a Crossword Puzzle Fiend

Sunday, March 17, 2024 - 5:04am
By Cornelia Channing
Anna Shechtman’s new memoir-history hybrid, “The Riddles of the Sphinx,” explores the gender politics behind one of the world’s most popular word games.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘True Believer,’ by James Traub; ‘Illiberal America,’ by Steven Hahn

Sunday, March 17, 2024 - 5:02am
By David Leonhardt
Two new books explore the liberal struggle against the illiberal currents that have plagued American progress.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself,’ by Robin Reames

Sunday, March 17, 2024 - 5:00am
By John McWhorter
In “The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself,” Robin Reames contends that Greek and Roman rhetorical techniques can help us speak — and listen — to one another today.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘With Darkness Came Stars,’ by Audrey Flack

Sunday, March 17, 2024 - 5:00am
By Prudence Peiffer
In “With Darkness Came Stars,” the photorealist Audrey Flack offers a vivid, gossipy chronicle of her career among some of New York City’s most famous artists.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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