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2 Novels About What’s-Their-Name

Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 7:50am
Not all books tell readers what to call the main character. An editor recommends two that don’t.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How a Polyamorous Mom Had ‘a Big Sexual Adventure’ and Found Herself

Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 5:01am
By Alexandra Alter
In her memoir, “More,” Molly Roden Winter recounts the highs and lows of juggling an open marriage with work and child care.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Ilium,’ by Lea Carpenter

Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 5:00am
By Chris Bohjalian
“Ilium,” by Lea Carpenter, follows a young woman torn between opposing forces in her double life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘City of Laughter,’ by Temim Fruchter

Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 5:00am
By Lauren LeBlanc
In Temim Fruchter’s debut, “City of Laughter,” a grieving daughter dives into her ancestors’ hidden pasts to find closure and meaning in her own life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Robert Andrew Parker, 96, Dies; Prolific Magazine and Book Illustrator

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 5:08pm
By Richard Sandomir
His loose style of watercolor painting brought him work for nearly 70 years. He also created about 100 fake van Goghs for the biographical film “Lust for Life.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Steven Soderbergh’s Year in Reading

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 12:42pm
Each January, the director Steven Soderbergh lists his previous year’s cultural consumption — every movie and TV series watched, every book read. On this week’s episode, we talk books!
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Transient and Strange,’ by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 10:25am
By Adam Nicolson
In a series of revealing essays, the NPR contributor Nell Greenfieldboyce views the events of her life through the lens of natural phenomena.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Picture Books About the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 5:00am
By Abby McGanney Nolan
How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New Crime and Mystery Books to Read This January

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 5:00am
By Sarah Weinman
In these novels, detectives — some real, others self-appointed — investigate deaths in a small town, on board a train, in a haunted French chateau.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Audiobook Review: ‘Be Useful,’ by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 5:00am
By Judith Newman
The audiobook might be less, well, useful than it is entertainingly honest, unfiltered and even bizarre.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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