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New Crime Fiction

Monday, August 8, 2022 - 5:00am
By Sarah Weinman
Johanna Mo’s new novel, “The Shadow Lily,” is a solid police procedural that brims with twists, turns and surprising revelations.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Three Assassins,’ by Kotaro Isaka

Monday, August 8, 2022 - 5:00am
By Ian Wang
In “Three Assassins,” the Japanese author’s latest thriller to be translated into English, a corporate assassin isn’t far from a corporate automaton.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Diary of a Void,’ by Emi Yagi

Sunday, August 7, 2022 - 5:00am
By Lauren Oyler
In “Diary of a Void,” Emi Yagi unravels the limitless ironies of maternity.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Devil Takes You Home' invites readers to consider the depths of darkness

Saturday, August 6, 2022 - 6:00am
By Ilana Masad

Gabino Iglesias' barrio noir may not be a cheerful book, but it still allows glimpses of love, moments of connection, and glimmers of beauty to exist.

(Image credit: Mulholland Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


For Instant Happiness, Grab a Book and Head Outside

Saturday, August 6, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan and Erica Ackerberg
Photographers from The New York Times visited beaches, parks and cafes to capture readers indulging in a timeless pleasure.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Poems in Practice and in Theory

Friday, August 5, 2022 - 3:40pm
Elisa Gabbert talks about her poetry criticism and her own poems, and Ian Johnson discusses Wang Xiaobo’s novel “Golden Age.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Recreation,’ by Mitch Epstein

Friday, August 5, 2022 - 5:00am
By Erica Ackerberg
Between the 1970s and 1990s, the photographer captured a nation at leisure.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Mount Chicago,’ by Adam Levin

Friday, August 5, 2022 - 5:00am
By Dan Chaon
“Mount Chicago,” Adam Levin’s new novel, is an absurdist epic for an age of disasters.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Shy,’ by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green

Friday, August 5, 2022 - 5:00am
By Daniel Okrent
The daughter of Richard Rodgers, confidante of Stephen Sondheim and composer of “Once Upon a Mattress” holds nothing back in “Shy.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Bonsai,’ by Alejandro Zambra

Friday, August 5, 2022 - 5:00am
By Brandon Taylor
In “Bonsai,” Alejandro Zambra tells the story of two young lovers whose lives, relationship and heartbreak intertwine with art and literature.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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