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New Best Sellers Run the Gamut From Escapist to Galvanizing

Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Nita Prose’s novel whisks you to a luxury hotel, while Jamie Raskin’s memoir is a reminder of what really matters: home, family and democracy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Germans Reconciled Themselves to Defeat After World War II

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 3:00pm
By Peter Fritzsche
Harald Jähner’s “Aftermath” recounts the complications of living in a battered country of rubble and ashes.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Gwen E. Kirby's stunning collection of short stories takes readers on a wild ride

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 1:06pm
By Michael Schaub

While Kirby has a clear predilection for the bizarre, she plays some of her stories in her new book, Shit Cassandra Saw, straight — and those are just as entertaining as the fantastical ones.

(Image credit: Penguin Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'To Paradise' packs a staggering amount into its alternate histories

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 10:44am
By Gabino Iglesias

Hanya Yanagihara worked three centuries of imagination into this novel — undoubtedly an achievement. But the onslaught of details and stories muddle the narrative, weighing on the reading experience.

(Image credit: Doubleday)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Does Art Have to Be Relevant? One Prominent Critic Says No.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 5:00am
By John Adams
The composer John Adams reviews a new book by Jed Perl, “Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Memoir of a Young Girl’s Survival Amid Mounting Horrors

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 5:00am
By Julie Orringer
In “Mala’s Cat,” Mala Kacenberg describes her time hiding out in the forest during World War II after losing her family.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A grief story and a love story form the backbone of 'Lost & Found'

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 10:39am
By Kristen Martin

Lost & Found is as much a philosophical reckoning with the experiences of losing and finding as it is a record of New Yorker writer Kathryn Schulz's personal grief and love stories.

(Image credit: Random House)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Legendary reporter Carl Bernstein revisits early career in 'Chasing History'

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 7:20am
By Michael Schaub

It would have been easy for the famous journalist to fall into the nostalgia trap with his memoir, which chronicles his earliest years in the newspaper business. Happily, he doesn't.

(Image credit: Henry Holt & Co. )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In David Guterson’s New Novel, a Criminal Trial Is All in the Family

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 6:00am
By Scott Turow
“The Final Case” interrogates a father-son relationship alongside a family in crisis.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What Unites Buddhism and Psychotherapy? One Therapist Has the Answer.

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 5:00am
By Oliver Burkeman
In “The Zen of Therapy,” Mark Epstein weaves together two ways of understanding how humans can feel more settled in their lives.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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