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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


Mary Ann Hoberman, Rhyming Children’s Author, Dies at 92

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 2:24pm
By Neil Genzlinger
She wrote whimsical tales about the little things in a child’s life. “A House Is a House for Me” won a National Book Award.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What Jon Bonné Learned From Writing ‘The New French Wine’

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 2:19pm
By Eric Asimov
For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Beast You Are' is smart, self-aware, fun, creepy, and strange

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 12:15pm
By Gabino Iglesias

These Paul Tremblay stories — a wildly entertaining mix of literary horror, psychological suspense and science fiction — will be more than enough to make readers into immediate fans.

(Image credit: William Morrow)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Into the Bright Sunshine,’ by Samuel G. Freedman

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 5:00am
By Khalil Gibran Muhammad
In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Crook Manifesto,’ by Colson Whitehead

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 5:00am
By Walter Mosley
“Crook Manifesto,” set in the 1970s, finds the “Harlem Shuffle” protagonist Ray Carney drawn back into the game in order to score Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale,’ by Jon Klassen

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 5:00am
By Ransom Riggs
The title character in Jon Klassen’s new chapter book, “The Skull,” is the personification of his unique brand of expressionless humor.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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