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Weike Wang’s Antisocial Novel, ‘Joan Is Okay’

Sunday, January 23, 2022 - 5:00am
By Deesha Philyaw
The author of “Chemistry” returns with a wry and awkward heroine who prefers the company of machines to her fellow humans.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Chinese Language Revolution

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 5:15pm
Jing Tsu talks about “Kingdom of Characters,” and Kathryn Schulz discusses “Lost and Found.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Joan Is Okay,' explores the meaning of home, having roots

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 11:58am
By Thúy Đinh

By exploring the spectrum of commitment in this book, and in her debut novel Chemistry, Weike Wang has shown us myriad ways to build a sense of home, myriad ways to feel okay in our skin.

(Image credit: Random House)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Two Novelists, Avi and Brian Farrey, Use Fiction to Show Kids Why Facts Matter

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 6:58am
By Alan Gratz
“Loyalty” and “The Counterclockwise Heart” — set in 1774 Boston and a fairy-tale kingdom divided against itself — explore how misinformation stokes fear and incites violence.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Four New Crime Novels

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 5:00am
By Sarah Weinman
Stephen Hunter’s new novel, “Targeted,” features the retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger — who’s still a crack shot — in his 12th adventure.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


From Blood and Phlegm to Alcohol and Defenestration, Novels of Heartache

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 5:00am
By Lauren Leblanc
Fiction by Mina Seçkin, Lisa Harding, Neel Patel and Renée Branum tells of transnational family and loss.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Harlem Shadows’ and ‘The Black Church’

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 5:00am
By Miguel Salazar
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Seeking Enlightenment, He Disappeared Into a Hiker’s Bermuda Triangle

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 5:00am
By Michael Paterniti
In “Lost in the Valley of Death,” Harley Rustad follows the long and winding road that led Justin Alexander Shetler to India’s Parvati Valley.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Heroic Outcasts Who Reshaped America

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 5:00am
By Thomas Dyja
James R. Gaines’s “The Fifties” describes a decade when opposition to a stifling national consensus was costly and courageous.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 3:02pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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