Book Review: “The Nursery,” by Szilvia Molnar
In her debut novel, “The Nursery,” Szilvia Molnar paints an honest, frightening and claustrophobic picture of new motherhood.
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Book Review: ‘Commitment,’ by Mona Simpson
In Mona Simpson’s new novel, “Commitment,” a precariously functioning family fractures under the pressure of mental illness. Or does it?
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What We’re Reading
Gilbert Cruz talks to Book Review staff members about the books they’ve been enjoying lately.
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Book Review: “Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar,” by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, and “Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!,” written by Tonya Bolden and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Before her, guitarists played the blues, and mostly sat down doing it. Sister Rosetta Tharpe stepped out.
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'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor
Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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2 novels to cure your winter blahs: Ephron's 'Heartburn' and 'Pineapple Street'
When it came out in 1983, Nora Ephron's comic novel became an instant bestseller. Now newly released, Heartburn pairs well with Jenny Jackson's smart comedy of manners, Pineapple Street.
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'Heart Sutra' is a satire that skewers religious institutions without mocking faith
Chinese novelist Yan Lianke treats the deities of China's major religions as quiet, omnipresent participants in the novel's events, which range from slapstick comedy to shocking violence.
(Image credit: Grove Press)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
New Crime Books From Joyce Carol Oates, Harini Nagendra and More
In Joyce Carol Oates’s “48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister,” a troubled, resentful younger sibling describes the long-ago events.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Trang Thanh Tran Has a Song for That
From Pomplamoose to MXMS to Taylor Swift, this best-selling author’s playlist is tailored to all the moods in “She Is a Haunting.”
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