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Book Review: ‘No One Prayed Over Their Graves,’ by Khaled Khalifa

Monday, July 17, 2023 - 11:15am
By Dwight Garner
Khaled Khalifa’s new novel follows two friends through disaster and religious tension in early-20th-century Syria.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Some books are made for summer. NPR staffers share their all-time favorites

Monday, July 17, 2023 - 9:00am
By NPR Staff

A few weeks ago we asked NPR staffers to share their favorite summer reads. Old, new, fiction, nonfiction — as long as it was great for hot and hazy hammock reading, it was fair game.

(Image credit: Islenia Mil for NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Vanishing Maps,’ by Cristina García

Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 6:37pm
By Gabriela Garcia
“Vanishing Maps” returns to the del Pino family, now spread across three continents and four generations.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Anniversary,’ by Stephanie Bishop

Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 5:00am
By CJ Hauser
In her new psychological thriller, “The Anniversary,” Stephanie Bishop follows an emerging writer after a tragedy on a cruise.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Marga Minco, Who Chronicled Jewish Life in Wartime, Dies at 103

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 6:05pm
By Nina Siegal
Her first and best-known book, “Het Bittere Kruid” (“Bitter Herbs”), described her experiences as a young woman after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Carlos Alberto Montaner, Prominent Critic of Castro’s Cuba, Dies at 80

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 2:32pm
By Clay Risen
After fleeing the island in 1961, he became one of the leading voices of opposition against the country’s Communist dictatorship.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Type-A teen and a spontaneous royal outrun chaos in 'The Prince & The Apocalypse'

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 9:00am
By Alethea Kontis

Nothing goes right for American Wren Wheeler during a trip to London. And that's before the overthinking 18-year-old meets a prince — and they both learn a comet is hurtling toward Earth.

(Image credit: Wednesday Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Summer Birthdays, Casablanca and Boreal Forests

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 7:50am
By Jennifer Wilson
A critic recommends old and new books.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 5:01am
By Sheera Frenkel and Stuart A. Thompson
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 5:01am
By Sheera Frenkel and Stuart A. Thompson
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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