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Books for Thanksgiving

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 5:28pm
A glamorous family memoir; a fictional dinner party.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Two Books for a Happier Thanksgiving

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 7:50am
A glamorous family memoir; a fictional dinner party.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Day' is a sad story of middle-aged disillusionment

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 6:00am
By Heller McAlpin

Michael Cunningham's Day joins a new wave of pandemic novels, including Ann Patchett's Tom Lake, Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel's Dayswork, and Sigrid Nunez's The Vulnerables.

(Image credit: Random House)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


The Critics Scoffed. Nora Roberts Just Kept Writing.

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 5:01am
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
At 73, a titan of the romance world talks about how she redefined a genre that was all too easy to dismiss.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Black Thought of the Roots Is Here for ‘The Gilded Age’ and ’1883’

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 5:01am
By Julian Kimble
Tariq Trotter, the Roots frontman and author of the new book “The Upcycled Self,” loves a period drama when it’s done right.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: Short Story Collections From Claire Keegan, Lore Segal and More

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 12:30pm
By Kathleen Alcott
In new collections by Yiyun Li, Claire Keegan, Alexandra Chang and Lore Segal, interpersonal bonds are created and destroyed.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A.S. Byatt, Scholar Who Found Literary Fame With Fiction, Dies at 87

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 10:31am
By Rebecca Chace
One of Britain’s most ambitious and intellectual novelists, she won the Booker Prize with “Possession,” her 1990 tale of illicit love spanning two centuries.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Going Infinite’ Audiobook Review: Michael Lewis Tells His Own Story of Sam Bankman-Fried

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 9:25am
By Giri Nathan
“Going Infinite” may have missed the big takeaway, but it offers at least one undeniable pleasure: deep access.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘So Late in the Day,’ by Claire Keegan; ‘Tomb Sweeping,’ by Alexandra Chang; ‘Ladies’ Lunch,’ by Lore Segal; ‘Wednesday’s Child,’ by Yiyun Li

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 5:02am
By Kathleen Alcott
In new collections by Yiyun Li, Claire Keegan, Alexandra Chang and Lore Segal, interpersonal bonds are created and destroyed.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Kerry James Marshall: The Complete Prints: 1976-2022'

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 5:01am
By Lauren Christensen
A new art book collects the painter’s printmaking oeuvre over almost half a century.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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