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Book Review: ‘The Means,’ by Amy Fusselman; ‘Identitti,’ by Mithu Sanyal; ‘All This Could Be Different,’ by Sarah Thankam Mathews

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 5:00am
By Olivia Craighead
According to three debut novels: A house in the Hamptons, a mentor she can trust, to “be a slut.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fredrik Backman Has Learned to Read While Distracted

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 5:00am
“I have kids and a dog,” says the Swedish novelist, whose new book is “The Winners,” “so my dreams of a reading experience are limited to just being left alone for 10 minutes just about anywhere.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Solito' is a personal story of immigration that sheds light on the universal

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 5:00am
By Gabino Iglesias

Javier Zamora's book, as touching as it is sad, and as full of hope and kindness as it is harrowing, is the kind of narrative that manages to bring a huge debate down to a very personal space.

(Image credit: Hogarth)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


‘Confidence Man,’ Maggie Haberman’s Book on Trump: Review

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 4:42pm
By Joe Klein
“Confidence Man,” Maggie Haberman’s biography of the former president, argues that it’s essential to grasp New York’s steamy, histrionic folkways.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Newly Published, From Stanley Crouch to the Indigenous Americas

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 10:33am
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Family Izquierdo,’ by Rubén Degollado

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 5:00am
By Kawai Strong Washburn
In his new novel, “The Family Izquierdo,” Rubén Degollado follows the ups and downs of one Tejano family haunted by an enduring curse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In 'Intimacies, Received,' moments of intimacy come tangled with moments of violence

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 2:30pm
By Jeevika Verma

Taneum Bambrick's second collection of poems portrays how moments of intimacy can represent moments of violence – and how difficult it can be to untangle the two from each other.

(Image credit: Copper Canyon )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Best of Friends,’ by Kamila Shamsie

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 12:05pm
By Molly Young
Kamila Shamsie’s new novel, “Best of Friends,” follows its title characters from their Pakistani girlhoods to their adult lives in London.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: “Listen, World!” by Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 5:00am
By Glynnis MacNicol
In “Listen, World!,” Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert present a portrait of the pioneering journalist Elsie Robinson.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm,’ by Laura Warrell

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 5:00am
By Lauren Christensen
Laura Warrell’s debut novel, “Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm,” features a rugged trumpet player and all the women he disappoints.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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