Atlantic County Library System

Book Review: ‘Fierce Ambition,’ by Jennet Conant

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 5:15am

By Joanna Scutts

As recounted in Jennet Conant’s biography, Marguerite Higgins played the high-stakes game of journalism in a man’s world.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Searching for Brian Friel, and His Mythical Ballybeg

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 5:01am

By Laura Collins-Hughes

Irish Repertory Theater’s season-long survey of the playwright’s work prompted our reporter to seek out the Irish town that inspired the imaginary site of so many of his plays.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘How to Build a Boat,’ by Elaine Feeney

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 5:00am

By Sophie Ward

In Elaine Feeney’s latest book, a child’s grief-driven engineering dream connects a handful of isolated citizens in a small Irish town.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘The Genius of Israel,’ by Dan Senor and Saul Singer

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 5:00am

By Ethan Bronner

In “The Genius of Israel,” Dan Senor and Saul Singer take a look at the economic strength and high quality of life for some of the people who live in a troubled country.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Read Your Way Through Lima

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 5:00am

By Augusto Higa Oshiro and translated by Jennifer Shyue

Lima is a city of contrasts and contradictions — gray and tropical, dense and isolated. Augusto Higa Oshiro, one of its writers, recommended books and authors that have captured its complexity.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews