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Book Review: ‘The Centre,’ by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

Monday, July 10, 2023 - 5:00am
By Rafael Frumkin
In her debut novel, “The Centre,” Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi explores class anxiety, identity, appropriation and more through a sinister language school.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Vegan,’ by Andrew Lipstein

Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 5:00am
By Alexandra Jacobs
Andrew Lipstein’s shrewd novel finds a moneyed Brooklynite so unmoored that he starts to identify with animals he has long overlooked.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Thunderclap,’ by Laura Cumming

Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 5:00am
By Ruth Bernard Yeazell
In her memoir “Thunderclap,” the British art critic Laura Cumming explores her passion for the virtuosic images of everyday life by painters from Dutch art’s golden age.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Counterweight,’ by Djuna

Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 5:00am
By Hari Kunzru
The pseudonymous South Korean author’s first novel to be translated into English pits a multinational conglomerate against life on earth.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘The Fourth Turning’ Enters Pop Culture

Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 5:00am
By Steven Kurutz
“The Fourth Turning” was a curiosity when it was published in the 1990s. Its influence has grown since then, and a sequel is on the way.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Ripe,’ by Sarah Rose Etter

Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 5:00am
By Alexandra Chang
In Sarah Rose Etter’s novel “Ripe,” a 30-something writes marketing copy by day, but spends her nights diving deep into the void.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Nothing Special,’ by Nicole Flattery

Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 5:00am
By Alice Carrière
Nicole Flattery’s debut novel, “Nothing Special,” follows the protagonist through a menial and disorienting day job transcribing tape recordings — at Andy Warhol’s Factory.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘In the Act,’ by Rachel Ingalls

Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 5:00am
By Audrey Wollen
Her novella “In the Act” explores love and fantasy in unusual guises.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Revisiting ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ Plus the Art of Literary Translation

Friday, July 7, 2023 - 4:21pm
Elisabeth Egan and Tina Jordan talk about Helen Fielding’s novel, and Gregory Cowles and Juliana Barbassa discuss all things translation.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Newly Published, From Children’s Books to Salvadoran Resistance

Friday, July 7, 2023 - 1:07pm
A selection of recently published books.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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