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Children’s Picture Books About Wearing Eyeglasses

Friday, February 14, 2025 - 5:00am
By Barney Saltzberg
A forgetful bear, a lovesick boy and, yes, George Washington share their views from the bridge.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Children’s Picture Books About Wearing Eyeglasses

Friday, February 14, 2025 - 5:00am
By Barney Saltzberg
A forgetful bear, a lovesick boy and, yes, George Washington share their views from the bridge.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Best Gothic Thriller Novels, According to M.L. Rio

Friday, February 14, 2025 - 5:00am
By M.L. Rio
The author of “If We Were Villains” recommends novels that will make you shiver with delight one moment and recoil in horror the next.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


7 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 4:00pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 2:58pm
By Joanne Kaufman
“Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t Homeric in length: “Michael was a miniaturist.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In Praise of ‘The Great War and Modern Memory,’ by Paul Fussell

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 12:17pm
By Dwight Garner
Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Watched ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’? Read These Romance Books Next

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 5:00am
By Sarah Wendell
Whether you’re in the mood for another Jane Austen adaptation, a British rom-com or a love story with a fabulous older heroine, we’ve got you covered.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Interview: Helen Fielding on ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ and Her Reading Life

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 5:00am
The creator of Bridget Jones, who grew up on Jane Austen and Jackie Collins, has no patience for “snobbery about escapist fiction.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 3:14pm
By Clay Risen
His clear prose, illuminating data and novel arguments helped transform debates around issues like public education and welfare reform.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Why Amy Tan Decided Not to Shred Her Archive

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 12:00pm
By Jennifer Schuessler
The author of “The Joy Luck Club” once vowed to have her papers destroyed after her death. Now they are going to the University of California, Berkeley.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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