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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

With ‘Necessary Trouble,’ Drew Gilpin Faust Looks Back

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 5:01am

By Jennifer Schuessler

In “Necessary Trouble,” Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard’s former leader, wrestles with her conservative Southern upbringing, and the unfinished business of the Civil War.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Three Sizzling New Romance Novels

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

Newly Published, from Young Adult Novels to The Allman Brothers Band

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 5:00am

A selection of recently published books.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

This 'Evergreen' LA noir novel imagines the post-WWII reality of Japanese Americans

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 12:37pm

By John Powers

In Naomi Hirahara's mystery novel, a Japanese American family interned during the war returns home to a changed city. They're still settling in when their daughter is caught up in a murder.

(Image credit: Penguin Random House)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

The Hottest Jay-Z Merch: Limited-Edition Library Cards

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 5:18am

By Callie Holtermann

Fans are rushing to collect all 13 of the Brooklyn Public Library’s limited-edition cards, which feature imagery from each of the rapper’s solo albums.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Three New Summer Thrillers

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 5:01am

By Sarah Lyall

In Maud Ventura’s “My Husband,” a Frenchwoman cannot stop surveilling her spouse: “I think of my husband all the time; I wish I could text him all day.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews