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The Best Romance Novels of 2022

Monday, December 5, 2022 - 5:00am

By Olivia Waite

The genre has had an exceptional year — one of its best of all time.

The Best Thrillers of 2022

Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 5:00am

By Sarah Lyall

A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s best thrillers could not be more different.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Best Thrillers of 2022

Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 5:00am

By Sarah Lyall

A fiendish puzzle, an all-out struggle for survival on a remote island, the mysterious disappearance of a spouse: The year’s best thrillers could not be more different.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Best Historical Fiction of 2022

Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 5:00am

By Alida Becker

These sturdy time machines have two things in common: They’re built to last and they’re constructed by pros.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Bright Unbearable Reality,’ by Anna Badkhen; ‘Still No Word From You,’ by Peter Orner; ‘Making Love With the Land,’ by Joshua Whitehead

Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 5:00am

By Stephanie Elizondo Griest

From a war correspondent to a Two-Spirit Ojibwe-nêhiyaw poet, these authors trace past devastations to find paths back to humanity.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Cursed Bunny,’ by Bora Chung

Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 5:00am

By Violet Kupersmith

The 10 chilling stories in “Cursed Bunny” use creepy fetishes and proliferating waste as metaphors for the female condition.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

14 celebrity memoirs spilling all the tea

Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 6:01am

By Pilar Galvan

It's been a busy season for celebrity memoirs. A-listers from the worlds of Hollywood, music, journalism and royalty dish their own stories in these recent and upcoming books.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews