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Book Review: ‘Under the Eye of Power,’ by Colin Dickey

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 10:25am
By Elizabeth Williamson
In “Under the Eye of Power,” Colin Dickey unearths the long, disturbing history of fearmongering in American politics and culture.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'When Crack Was King' follows four people who lived through the drug epidemic

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 8:07am
By Ilana Masad

An excellent work of people-first journalism, Donovan X. Ramsey's book offers a vivid and frank history and highlights how communities tend to save themselves even as they're being targeted.

(Image credit: One World)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Truth About Max,’ by Alice and Martin Provensen

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 5:00am
By Leonard S. Marcus
A previously unknown manuscript explores the ultimately unknowable psyche of the Provensens’ favorite feline.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘When Crack Was King,’ by Donovan X. Ramsey

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 5:00am
By Jonathan Green
In “When Crack Was King,” Donovan X. Ramsey offers a fresh history of the epidemic that gripped minority communities, inflamed media coverage and led to draconian drug laws.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


My Unlikely Writing Teacher: Pedro Martinez

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 5:00am
By Will Harrison
Looking to a maestro on the mound to improve your writing game.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Skull,' Jon Klassen's latest children's book, is darker than his previous ones

Monday, July 10, 2023 - 4:06pm
By Julie Depenbrock

Author and illustrator Jon Klassen is best known for children's books like I Want My Hat Back and This is Not My Hat. His latest, The Skull, is an adaptation of a traditional folktale.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making

Monday, July 10, 2023 - 1:36pm
By Andy Kifer
Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dove into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Parrot and the Igloo,’ by David Lipsky

Monday, July 10, 2023 - 5:00am
By Zoë Schlanger
In “The Parrot and the Igloo,” the novelist and journalist David Lipsky spins top-flight climate literature into cliffhanger entertainment.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Hope,’ by Andrew Ridker

Monday, July 10, 2023 - 5:00am
By Cathi Hanauer
In his riotous new novel, “Hope,” Andrew Ridker finds the humor in a family’s plummet from grace.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Onlookers,’ by Ann Beattie

Monday, July 10, 2023 - 5:00am
By Dwight Garner
Her new collection, “Onlookers,” is about shattered certainties in the wake of quarantine, growth and unrest.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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