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Book Review: ‘The Escape Artist,’ by Jonathan Freedland

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 5:00am
By Ruth Franklin
Jonathan Freedland’s “The Escape Artist” tells the story of Auschwitz’s horrors — and the multitudes who refused to listen.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Rap Capital,’ by Joe Coscarelli

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 5:00am
By Joan Morgan
In a regional game, rap’s Southern contingent has come to dominate its counterparts in New York and L.A.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘README.txt,’ by Chelsea Manning

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 5:00am
By Margaret Sullivan
In a new memoir, “README.txt,” the former military intelligence analyst tells her life story and explains her decision to blow the whistle on U.S. actions in the Middle East.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Paul Newman’s Humanity and Star Power

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 5:00am
By Richard Russo
When the actor appeared in the movie version of “Nobody’s Fool,” Richard Russo saw another side of him.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Oldest Surviving Book in the Americas

Monday, October 17, 2022 - 3:42pm
By Lauren Christensen
Dating from 1100, the fourth known Maya codex reveals this ancient civilization’s staggering understandings of — and reverence for — time, the cosmos and the role of the human scribe.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Newsroom Confidential,’ by Margaret Sullivan

Monday, October 17, 2022 - 5:00am
By Steve Coll
In her new memoir, “Newsroom Confidential,” Margaret Sullivan argues that traditional ideas about reportorial objectivity need to be re-examined in an era of constant assaults on truth.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman’

Monday, October 17, 2022 - 5:00am
By Dwight Garner
“Madly, Deeply” recounts the English actor’s greatest years of fame.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Half American,’ by Matthew F. Delmont

Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 9:27pm
By Cate Lineberry
In “Half American,” Matthew F. Delmont tells the stories of the Black Americans who helped win the war abroad while battling racism at home
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: “Demon Copperhead,” by Barbara Kingsolver

Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 5:00am
By Molly Young
“Demon Copperhead” reimagines Dickens’s story in a modern-day rural America contending with poverty and opioid addiction.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: “Poster Girl,” by Veronica Roth

Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
In “Poster Girl,” Veronica Roth imagines life after a surveillance state. Its collaborators are excommunicated — with one exception.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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