Buyouts and Layoffs Hit Penguin Random House
Departing employees include veteran editors who oversaw best sellers and prizewinning books by Anne Rice, Joan Didion and Amor Towles.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Small Worlds,’ by Caleb Azumah Nelson
In Caleb Azumah Nelson’s new novel, “Small Worlds,” a young South Londoner manages pressures from his family and community.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Little Poems,’ Edited by Michael Hennessy
A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Crook Manifesto' takes Colson Whitehead's heist hero in search of Jackson 5 tickets
The playful second book in the author's Harlem Trilogy shows Ray Carney scheming how to get his teenage daughter into the concert of her dreams. Alarming capers ensue.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Book Reviews: “The Fourth Turning is Here,” by Neil Howe and “End Times,” By Peter Turchin
In “The Fourth Turning Is Here” and “End Times,” the historian Neil Howe and the social scientist Peter Turchin use generational analysis and Big Data to predict the crises to come.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Encounterism,’ by Andy Field
Conceived before the pandemic, Andy Field’s ode to sharing space in person glosses over the ways our everyday habits seem to have changed for good.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Review: ‘Silver Nitrate,’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel, “Silver Nitrate,” is about friends whose attempt to lift an old curse unleashes something even more terrifying.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Two new books take an unusual approach to music history and blues appreciation
Ken Tucker reviews Robert McCormick's Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey, and Robert Mugge's Notes from the Road: A Filmmaker's Journey Through American Music.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
What Does it Mean to be Blind? A Writer Chronicles the Loss of His Vision.
In “The Country of the Blind,” Andrew Leland explores the history, the culture and the experiences of blind people
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Harry G. Frankfurt, Philosopher With a Surprise Best Seller, Dies at 94
He spent his career exploring will and deceit. Then came a sudden success: a bluntly titled book that found that one strain of dishonesty with a barnyard name was worse than lying.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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