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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


“The Baby-Changing Station” by Rhett Miller and Dan Santat

Friday, August 5, 2022 - 12:06am
By Abby Hanlon
Older siblings react to the arrival of new babies — in a picture book, a chapter book, an early reader and a middle grade novel.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 5:00am
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


6 Audiobooks to Listen to Now

Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 5:00am
By Lauren Christensen
This list includes a lot of murders, real or imagined.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Sarah J. Maas’s Life Sounds Like Pure Chaos — in a Good Way!

Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Here’s what it looks like for a fantasy author to exist in three different spheres at once.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Review: ‘Acne,’ by Laura Chinn; ‘Walking Gentry Home,’ by Alora Young; ‘Fruit Punch,’ by Kendra Allen

Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 5:00am
By Ashley C. Ford
Three women pay homage to their painful pasts with grace, lyricism and a sense of humor.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Lynne Tillman By the Book Interview

Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 5:00am
“As a kid-reader, I thought a library was the great thing to build in life,” says the novelist, whose new book is the nonfiction “Mothercare.” “Now, unless you have a huge house with enormous rooms, this desire leads to mayhem and depression.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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