3 new poetry collections taking the pulse of the times
Here are three of the first poetry collections to register the still-unfolding social and physical fallout of the pandemic and Trump-era politics.
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Book Review: ‘The Fund,’ by Rob Copeland
In Rob Copeland’s “The Fund,” we learn about the notorious hedge-fund giant Ray Dalio — and the manipulative professional hellscape over which he has presided.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Baumgartner,’ by Paul Auster
In “Baumgartner,” a professor contends with mortality and the haunting memory of his wife.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How Rebecca Yarros Packed Dragons, Magic and Steamy Sex Into a Blockbuster Fantasy
Yarros drew on her experience with chronic illness and life in a military family to write “Fourth Wing,” a huge best seller that spawned a spicy fantasy series.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Class,’ by Stephanie Land
In her second memoir, the author of “Maid” recounts the struggle of getting educated in America below the poverty line.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Correction,’ by Ben Austen
In “Correction,” Ben Austen investigates a system meant to promote rehabilitation, and reward prisoners who change, but that no longer seems to work the way it was intended.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘A Death in Malta,’ by Paul Caruana Galizia
Daphne Caruana Galizia devoted her life to exposing Malta’s pervasive corruption, writes her son, the journalist Paul Caruana Galizia, in “A Death in Malta.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Picnic,’ by Matthew Longo
Matthew Longo’s new book details how ordinary citizens helped speed the downfall of the Soviet empire.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Scholarly Scoundrel and a Monkish Detective
Our critic recommends “Hermit of Peking,” by Hugh Trevor-Roper, and “A Morbid Taste for Bones,” by Ellis Peters.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
What Happens to Illustrators When Robots Can Draw Robots?
Illustrators have made a living creating book covers. Now, artificial intelligence is learning to make art.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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