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Fierce Girls And Giant Robots Battle An Empire In This YA Adventure

Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 5:00am
By Caitlyn Paxson

In Zoe Hana Mikuta's new Gearbreakers, a talented pilot and a daring rebel have the same goal — take down a giant, evil empire. But first, they have to learn to trust each other — and maybe more.

(Image credit: Feiwel and Friends)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Dana Spiotta Loves Coming Across Jokes in Really Old Books

Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 5:00am
“I feel such connection to the human who made it, which delights and moves me. If you can write a joke that is still funny in 100 years, you are great.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Books Are Forever. Best Sellers Are Fleeting.

Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Here’s a look at novels selling like gangbusters in the second week of July, all the way back to 1971.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Netanyahus' Turns The Campus Novel Into A Sly Fable About History And Identity

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - 2:18pm
By John Powers

Joshua Cohen offers a fictionalized version of a real-life campus visit by the father of the former Israeli prime minister. The novel offers a funny take on serious things.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


These Short Stories Don't Have Much Plot — And That's Their Beauty

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - 5:00am
By Clare Marie Schneider

In her debut story collection, New Yorker editor Clare Sestanovich takes anodyne everyday moments and layers them with meaning and observation for a series of snapshots that reveal a whole world

(Image credit: Knopf)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


The Struggles of Those Who Regain Sight and Hearing

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 3:58pm
By Robin Marantz Henig
In “Coming to Our Senses,” Susan R. Barry looks at people who stopped being blind or deaf and then had to adjust to the world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Trump’s America to a Swedish Thriller

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 7:42am
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘The Vixen,’ by Francine Prose: An Excerpt

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “The Vixen,” by Francine Prose
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Confronting the Threat of QAnon

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 5:00am
By Seyward Darby
Mia Bloom and Sophie Moskalenko’s “Pastels and Pedophiles” looks at a dangerous movement that is growing in power.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


When Adult Daughters Realize Their Mother Is Being Abused

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 5:00am
By Scaachi Koul
In Hanna Halperin’s debut novel, “Something Wild,” a family contends with its troubled past and brutal present.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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