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Think Sustainability Is Simple? This Sheep Farmer Would Like a Word.

Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 5:00am
By Kristin Kimball
Can farmers make money without wrecking the land? That’s the complex question James Rebanks tries to answer in his new book, “Pastoral Song.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Feeling Lost? These 3 Fantasy Novels Will Help You Be The Hero Of Your Own Story

Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 7:00am
By Alethea Kontis

Sometimes books can be a literal escape, not just a figurative one. Our critic Alethea Kontis recommends three fantasy novels that helped her along the way as she escaped an abusive relationship.

(Image credit: St. Martin's Griffin)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Monsters And Magic Run In The Family In These 2 YA Novels

Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 5:00am
By Caitlyn Paxson

Six Crimson Cranes and The River Has Teeth — two new July YA novels — both focus on monstrous mothers and folkloric family magic. But apart from that, they couldn't be more different.

(Image credit: Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Cults, College Dropouts and the Art of Control in Two New Story Collections

Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 5:00am
By Rachel Yoder
Alix Ohlin’s “We Want What We Want” and Genevieve Plunkett’s “Prepare Her” explore desire and alienation.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Author Helen Hoang Talks Sex, Autism And Freedom

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 5:30pm
By Alyssa Jeong Perry

This summer, Code Switch is laser-focused on books that teach us about freedom. Today, we're in conversation with a romance novelist whose own identity helped inform a rich cast of characters.

(Image credit: Eric Kieu)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Echoes of a Fairy Tale in a Devastating Novel

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 4:20pm
Omar El Akkad talks about “What Strange Paradise,” and Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang talk about Facebook and “An Ugly Truth.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Antkind’ and ‘Looking for Miss America’

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 2:35pm
By Jennifer Krauss
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Poetry and Politics, HIPAA and Other Letters to the Editor

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 2:11pm
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Pleasure of Falling Asleep With a Book on Your Face

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 1:48pm
By Alison Barnwell
Maybe you should just surrender to the sweet slumber.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


1963 Novel 'The Stone Face' Has New Edition — And It Couldn't Be More Timely

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 1:42pm
By John Powers

William Gardner Smith wrote the story of a Black writer who, like Smith himself, moved to Paris to pursue a freedom he couldn't find in America. New York Review Books is releasing a new edition.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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