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Book Review: ‘I’m the Girl,’ by Courtney Summers

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Lena Wilson
In her Y.A. thriller “I’m the Girl,” Courtney Summers uses a murder mystery to explore pressing questions about female empowerment.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: “Dinners With Ruth,” by Nina Totenberg

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Susan Dominus
In her memoir, “Dinners With Ruth,” the NPR journalist writes about their parallel ascents in fields that were not friendly to women.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Two Nurses, Smoking,’ by David Means

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Jess Walter
In his new collection, “Two Nurses, Smoking,” David Means derives power from revealing the workings of his craft.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: “Blood & Ink” by Joe Pompeo

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Mattie Kahn
In “Blood & Ink,” Joe Pompeo explores the gory Hall-Mills case and the tabloid nation it spawned.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘My Phantoms’ and ‘First Love,’ by Gwendoline Riley

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Lidija Haas
Gwendoline Riley’s novels “My Phantoms” and “First Love” consider the sway and scourge of family ties.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Flush,’ by Bryn Nelson

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elizabeth Royte
A comprehensive study of human waste one writer explores the possibilities — for global health, inside every flush.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


From Nigeria to the United States — and to the Future

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Tariro Mzezewa
Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi’s novel in stories unfolds across centuries, continents, political parties and a tight group of friends.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: “The Storm Is Here,” by Luke Mogelson

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Arlie Russell Hochschild
At a time of social turmoil, Luke Mogelson’s “The Storm Is Here” explores how we got to this point.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Football Players Who Fought and Died in World War II

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Jay Jennings
In “The Mosquito Bowl,” Buzz Bissinger examines the Pacific theater through the lives of several athletes who served.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Catholicism: A Global History From the French Revolution to Pope Francis,’ by John T. McGreevy

Monday, September 12, 2022 - 1:02pm
By Timothy Egan
John T. McGreevy’s exhaustive “Catholicism: A Global History From the French Revolution to Pope Francis” explains how debates within the church got so fierce.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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