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Book Review: “[To] the Last [Be] Human,” by Jorie Graham

Friday, October 7, 2022 - 11:39am
By Elisa Gabbert
Jorie Graham’s new book, an omnibus volume of her last four collections, shows that some themes have been present in her career from the start.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Revisiting Baldwin vs. Buckley

Friday, October 7, 2022 - 10:45am
Nicholas Buccola talks about “The Fire Is Upon Us,” and Lydia Millet discusses “The Children’s Bible.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: “Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice” by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes

Friday, October 7, 2022 - 10:10am
By Matt de la Peña
It’s who Jackie Robinson and Tommie Smith were off the field that elevates two new books about them.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: “Savor,” by Fatima Ali

Friday, October 7, 2022 - 5:00am
By Mary Pols
In “Savor,” readers get to know Fatima Ali, the brave woman who was beloved by Food Network audiences and her family.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘A Ballet of Lepers,’ by Leonard Cohen

Friday, October 7, 2022 - 5:00am
By Nathan Goldman
A posthumous release of the songwriter’s unseen novel and stories from the 1950s reveals his nascent fascination with human frailty.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 4:30pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In Annie Ernaux, a Nobel Laureate Who Plumbs Her Own Passions

Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 11:16am
By Dwight Garner
The French writer, who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, blurs the line between fiction and memoir with spare prose she has characterized as “brutally direct.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Pretty Baby,’ by Chris Belcher; ‘Hysterical,’ by Elissa Bassist; ‘I’m Not Broken,’ by Jesse Leon

Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 9:48am
By Jessica Ferri
Three memoirs recount past harm — consensual and not.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ignoramuses Are Gaining Ground, Andy Borowitz Warns

Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
In his new book, the satirist and comedian traces the rise of ill-equipped politicians and considers how to thwart them.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Temple Grandin Is a Visual Thinker Who Hates Graphic Novels

Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 5:00am
“It is too difficult for me to constantly switch back and forth between the pictures and the text bubbles,” says the animal behaviorist and advocate for autistic people, whose new book (with Betsy Lerner) is “Visual Thinking.” “I like technical and scientific books with lots of illustrations.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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