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Circular Walks Outside London

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 5:00am
By Susanne Fowler
A handy guidebook outlines 27 bucolic walks outside the British capital that begin and end at train stations. We tried some out.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘We Must Not Think of Ourselves,’ by Lauren Grodstein

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 5:00am
By Kim Hubbard
Lauren Grodstein’s new novel takes place in the Warsaw ghetto, where a secret group of archivists made sure the truth survived.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Paul Lynch Wins Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’

Sunday, November 26, 2023 - 7:55pm
By Alex Marshall
The judges for the prestigious award were not unanimous in their decision to select this novel, which depicts an Ireland descending into totalitarianism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Endgame,’ by Omid Scobie

Sunday, November 26, 2023 - 5:00am
By Eva Wolchover
In “Endgame,” Harry and Meghan’s sympathetic biographer, Omid Scobie, takes on the in-laws — and takes no prisoners.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Two Novels by Renegade Women

Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 7:50am
Leah Greenblatt recommends “Meg,” by Theodora Keogh, and “The Glass Cell,” by Patricia Highsmith.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Paju, South Korea’s City of Books

Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 5:01am
By Chang W. Lee and Jin Yu Young
With some 900 book-related businesses, Paju Book City, northwest of Seoul, is an intentional and euphoric celebration of books and the bookmaking process.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Paju, South Korea’s City of Books

Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 5:01am
By Chang W. Lee and Jin Yu Young
With some 900 book-related businesses, Paju Book City, northwest of Seoul, is an intentional and euphoric celebration of books and the bookmaking process.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Magic,’ by Roland Lazenby

Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 5:00am
By Thomas Beller
Roland Lazenby’s big biography of Magic Johnson gives us a wealth of detail, a huge cast of characters and, in a way, the tapestry of our time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Betty Rollin, Who Wrote Candidly About Her Breast Cancer, Dies at 87

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 10:06pm
By Richard Sandomir
Her coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller, she wrote about helping her mother end her life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: Children’s Books About Eyesight, Hearing and Literacy Challenges

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 5:02am
By Aditi Sriram
What children who face eyesight, hearing and literacy challenges can decipher may be limited, but what they appreciate and celebrate knows no bounds.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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