A Humbled Millennial Goes Home to New Jersey to Find Herself
In Beck Dorey-Stein’s first novel, “Rock the Boat,” a 34-year-old woman ends up on the Jersey Shore, right where she started.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
An Aspiring Editor Meets a Thorny Dilemma
Francine Prose’s new novel, “The Vixen,” ushers readers into the rarefied world of old-world publishing.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
July Book-Ahead: What We're Excited To Read Next Month
This month brings a great selection of books, from a reimagining of King Arthur to a study of loneliness that might be just what you need as you start to recover from pandemic-induced isolation.
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Quentin Tarantino Turns His Most Recent Movie Into a Pulpy Page-Turner
The novel “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” tells some of the same story, but also departs from the movie in ways small and large.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Black Scholar’s Path From Drug Dealing to ‘30 Under 30’
In “Miseducated,” Brandon P. Fleming recounts a childhood of abuse, neglect and crime, and how it led him to Harvard.
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For June Jordan and Muriel Rukeyser, the Arc of Moral Verse Bent Toward Justice
In her latest On Poetry column, Elisa Gabbert considers posthumous career retrospectives from two writers known for their politics.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘I’m Easily Bored by Books,’ Says Writer of 22 Novels
The latest from the aptly named Francine Prose is “The Vixen,” a surprisingly funny tale involving Ethel Rosenberg and the C.I.A.
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Reliving a Year of Death, as Havoc Reigned in the White House
In “Nightmare Scenario,” the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta retrace the Trump administration’s response to Covid from January 2020 to January 2021.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Young Love Shines In The Dark In This New Story Collection
Six best-selling Black YA authors pooled their talents for Blackout, a collection of linked stories about teens navigating life, love, and just getting to a party during a New York City blackout.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
What Resilience Looks Like For A Queer Guyanese Indian Poet
"Antiman" is a slur for gay men — poet Rajiv Mohabir reclaims it in his new memoir, which mixes poetry, song and prose in an investigation of his sexuality and his Guyanese Indian heritage.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
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