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Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 5:18pm

By Clay Risen

He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and All.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart,’ by Megan Marshall

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 9:19am

By Alexandra Jacobs

The standout essays in Megan Marshall’s “After Lives” recall her troubled father and the fate of a high school classmate.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘The World After Gaza,’ by Pankaj Mishra

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 5:00am

By Ben Hubbard

In “The World After Gaza,” Pankaj Mishra looks for moral clarity in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Live Fast,’ by Brigitte Giraud

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 5:00am

By Brian Dillon

In the 2022 Prix Goncourt-winning novel “Live Fast,” Brigitte Giraud pieces together the motorcycle crash that killed the narrator’s husband, while tearing her apart.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

4 Gripping New Detective Novels

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 5:00am

By Sarah Weinman

Our critic on the month’s most notable releases.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

2 Books for Anxious Minds

Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 7:50am

Nadine Gordimer’s stories; Margaret Atwood’s sketches.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Best Legal Thriller Books

Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 5:00am

By Robyn Gigl

The novelist Robyn Gigl picks her favorite courtroom dramas and legal whodunits — some of which may surprise you.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Barbara Kingsolver Uses ‘Demon Copperhead’ Royalties to Build Rehab Center

Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:15am

By Alexandra Alter

Barbara Kingsolver has put royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

How ‘Nickel Boys’ Became One of the Year’s Most Visually Striking Films

Friday, February 7, 2025 - 5:01am

By Tina Antolini, Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Elisheba Ittoop and Gilbert Cruz

The director RaMell Ross on adapting Colson Whitehead’s prize-winning novel.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Animals, Robots, Gods,’ by Webb Keane, and ‘The Moral Circle,’ by Jeff Sebo

Friday, February 7, 2025 - 5:00am

By Mark Epstein

Two new books grapple with the questions of who we are, what we are, whether we are — and what we can do for one another.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

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