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Review: ‘Complicit,’ by Winnie M Li

Sunday, August 14, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
In her new novel, “Complicit,” Winnie M Li explores the collateral damage of assault on both victims and witnesses.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Books We Love: 3 recommendations for a non-fiction read

Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 9:03am
By Neda Ulaby

A summer edition of NPR's Books We Love. Today, we hear recommendations from our staff for three non-fiction titles: "Making Videogames," "The Nineties," and "Korean American."

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: “A History of Present Illness,” by Anna DeForest

Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Ellen Barry
“A History of Present Illness” is a fictional account from a first-time author who is a doctor.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: “Memoirs,” by Robert Lowell

Friday, August 12, 2022 - 4:33pm
By August Kleinzahler
“Memoirs,” a new collection of Lowell’s nonfiction, includes a coming-of-age autobiography that may be the best thing he ever wrote.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Roaring Through Paris With ‘Kiki Man Ray’

Friday, August 12, 2022 - 4:14pm
Mark Braude talks about his new biography of the singer, model, writer and muse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Old Men and the Sea

Friday, August 12, 2022 - 5:00am
By Scott McIntyre
At an annual gathering in Key West, Fla., Ernest Hemingway look-alikes vie for the title of “Papa.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


“Worser” by Jennifer Ziegler

Friday, August 12, 2022 - 2:06am
By Lynne Truss
In Jennifer Ziegler’s “Worser,” a precocious logophile learns that the spaces between words are as important as the words themselves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


“Wolfstongue” by Sam Thompson

Friday, August 12, 2022 - 2:04am
By Lev Grossman
To save oppressed wolves from authoritarian foxes, a silent boy in Sam Thompson’s Orwellian middle grade novel must learn to speak.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, August 11, 2022 - 3:55pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Daniel Silva Describes His Writing Process

Thursday, August 11, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
The former journalist, author of 25 spy thrillers and a stalwart on the best-seller list, opens up about his writerly quirks.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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