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9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 11:47am
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Patrick deWitt Would Like to Eat Sushi With Emily Dickinson

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 9:22am
“I think she’d find it fascinating,” says the novelist, whose latest book is “The Librarianist.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What Alex Jones, Woody Allen and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Share

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 5:01am
By Elizabeth A. Harris
Skyhorse Publishing has built a reputation for taking on authors that other houses avoid. And its founder has helped Kennedy mount a bid for president.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ursula K. Le Guin’s Best Books

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 5:01am
By Shreya Chattopadhyay
Her powerful imagination turned hypothetical elsewheres into vivid worlds governed by forces of nature, technology, gender, race and class a far cry from our own.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A look at the tumultuous life of 'Persepolis' as it turns 20

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 5:00am
By Tahneer Oksman

Marjane Satrapi's memoir has a history of garnering controversy — it's been on the ALA's list of most challenged books and continues to be the subject of debate about inclusion in school curriculums.

(Image credit: Pantheon)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Shari Lapena Believes in the Feline Mystique

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
As her career took off, the best-selling Canadian novelist found the ideal office mate: her cat. They even had matching desk chairs.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Poem: From ‘Letters to Walt Whitman’

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 5:00am
By Ronald Johnson and Anne Boyer
Ronald Johnson’s work has long been a secret beauty, treasured by readers but difficult to find.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Authors and Booksellers Urge Justice Dept. to Investigate Amazon

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 8:24am
By Alexandra Alter
The online retailer’s size and sway affects the free exchange of ideas, the groups argue. The Biden administration has stepped up enforcement of antitrust policies.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Three Sizzling New Romance Books

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 5:01am
By Olivia Waite
In these books, love is a choice you make over and over, not just on one day in a white dress.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Children’s Picture Books About Seeing Our Reflections

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 5:01am
By Sabrina Orah Mark
Sometimes our reflections have nothing to do with us; sometimes they’re “the hide to our seek.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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