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Valerie Bertinelli’s Best-Selling Memoir Pairs Well With Crab Dip

Thursday, February 3, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
In “Enough Already,” the veteran actor dishes about marriage, motherhood and what really matters to her right now.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Black Cake,’ by Charmaine Wilkerson: An Excerpt

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 5:18pm
An excerpt from “Black Cake,” by Charmaine Wilkerson
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Mercy Street,’ by Jennifer Haigh: An Excerpt

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 2:23pm
An excerpt from “Mercy Street,” by Jennifer Haigh
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


He Suffered Under Romania’s Dictatorship. Then He Was Forced to Spy for It.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 12:36pm
By MJ Franklin
Ruta Sepetys’s latest historical Y.A. novel, “I Must Betray You,” follows the life of a teenager who is blackmailed to become an informer for a repressive Communist regime.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Family Chao' is a riveting story of identity and belonging

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 9:37am
By Ilana Masad

There are notable parallels to The Brothers Karamazov in Lan Samantha Chang's new novel about three brothers and the contentious relationship between them and their domineering father.

(Image credit: W. W. Norton & Company)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Sci-fi, fantasy, crime fiction blend in 'Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century'

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 7:53am
By Gabino Iglesias

Kim Fu's book contains 12 stories that peel away layers of normalcy to reveal weird, creepy things; though very different from each other, they share elements, giving the collection a sense of unity.

(Image credit: Tin House Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Savior? Monster? A Messianic Leader Rallies His Followers.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 5:00am
By Judith Shulevitz
The Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk‘s novel “The Books of Jacob” is based on the life of the self-proclaimed messiah Jacob Frank.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Free Love' puts a '60s spin on a Jane Austen-style novel of manners

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 1:55pm
By Maureen Corrigan

Tessa Hadley's sharp new novel centers on a middle-aged wife and mother who falls for a much younger musician. Free Love is a domestic novel that's as eclectic and alive as the times it captures.

(Image credit: Harper Collins )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Thank You, Mr. Nixon' is a collection written with intelligence, wit and grace

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 12:40pm
By Michael Schaub

The tensions that arise between two peoples, especially the ones felt by Chinese Americans, form a throughline in Gish Jen's brilliant new collection.

(Image credit: Knopf)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Your Mother Died. Now She Wants to Tell You Her Secrets.

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel, “Black Cake,” shows how many times a woman can cook up a new life and what happens when she runs out of steam.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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