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Was She Murdered? Kidnapped? Or Did She Fake Her Own Disappearance?

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 5:00am
By Sarah Lyall
In Polly Stewart’s novel, “The Good Ones,” a professor investigates what happened when her best friend vanished 20 years earlier.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Returning Light,’ by Robert L. Harris

Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 5:00am
By Margaret Renkl
In “Returning Light,” Robert L. Harris reflects on his many years as the caretaker of a lonely outpost off the west coast of Ireland.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Year Is Half Over. Here Are the Books You Might Have Missed.

Friday, July 14, 2023 - 3:54pm
A look back at 2023’s buzziest titles so far.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Writers Where They Work

Friday, July 14, 2023 - 2:41pm
By Erica Ackerberg
Bookshelves, typewriters, pills and booze: Writing spaces can evoke romance, glamour and despair at once.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Newly Published, From Nuclear Close Calls to Hollywood’s Greatest Love Affair

Friday, July 14, 2023 - 1:35pm
A selection of recently published books.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Stolen Coast,’ by Dwyer Murphy

Friday, July 14, 2023 - 5:00am
By Adam Sternbergh
“The Stolen Coast,” by Dwyer Murphy, is a heist novel involving rough diamonds, crooked lawyers and masters of the double cross.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Strip Tees,’ by Kate Flannery

Friday, July 14, 2023 - 5:00am
By Estelle Tang
Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” is a racy, thoughtful memoir of her tenure during the rise and fall of the controversial retail company.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Minnie Bruce Pratt, Celebrated Poet of Lesbian Life, Dies at 76

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 5:43pm
By Penelope Green
Her collection “Crime Against Nature,” which recounts her losing custody of her children after she came out, made her a literary star — and a target of conservatives.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 3:29pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 3:29pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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