14 New Books Coming in August
Novels from Ann Patchett and James McBride, a biography of the Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong and a handful of edgy thrillers — including one about a scuba driver swallowed by a whale.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Jean Fagan Yellin, Who Uncovered a Slavery Tale’s True Author, Dies at 92
Her research proved that a 19th-century book presumed to be a novel by a white woman was actually an autobiography by a formerly enslaved Black woman.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘A Good House for Children,’ by Kate Collins; ‘I Will Greet the Sun Again,’ by Khashayar J. Khabushani; ‘All-Night Pharmacy,’ by Ruth Madievsky
From a house haunted by phantom children to younger siblings haunted by sexual trauma, three new novels feature protagonists struggling to be or raise kids.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Schoenberg: Why He Matters,’ by Harvey Sachs
John Adams reviews “Schoenberg: Why He Matters,” in which Harvey Sachs explores the artistic, academic and spiritual life of a 20th-century cultural giant.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
14 New Books Coming in August
Novels from Ann Patchett and James McBride, a biography of the Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong and a handful of edgy thrillers — including one about a scuba driver swallowed by a whale.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New Historical Fiction Books
These novels remind us of old-fashioned human connections that can’t be severed, for better or worse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Bruce Handy on Becoming a Children’s Picture Book Author in His 60s
“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Audiobook review: ‘What the Dead Know,’ by Barbara Butcher; ‘The Forgotten Girls,’ by Monica Potts; ‘Pageboy,’ by Elliot Page
Three recent audiobooks feature authors narrating their own personal stories, directly into your ear.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Bruce Handy on Becoming a Children’s Picture Book Author in His 60s
“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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