In ‘Morningside Heights,’ Illness Tests a Mind and a Marriage
Joshua Henkin’s novel follows a professor dealing with the impacts of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
An Army Officer Navigates Treachery in Kentucky’s ‘Killing Hills’
Suspicions and family loyalties run deep in Chris Offutt’s new crime novel, which begins with a body found in the woods.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How America’s Weirdest Guidebooks Were Funded by the Government
“Republic of Detours,” by Scott Borchert, relates the history of the Federal Writers’ Project, which paid thousands of unemployed writers to write idiosyncratic guides to the country.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Novel Follows ‘Strange Flowers’ in an Insular Irish Village
Donal Ryan’s new book features misfits and newcomers in a closed and judgmental community.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Civil War Novel Imagines More Racial Kinship Than Horror
Set in the Deep South just after the war, “The Sweetness of Water,” by Nathan Harris, includes death and violence. But its plotlines suggest a vision of race and sexual relations rarely depicted in fiction about the period.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Speaking Truth to Both the Right and the Left
George Packer’s “Last Best Hope” and Jonathan Rauch’s “The Constitution of Knowledge” argue that Trump die-hards and the woke both threaten democracy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Lost Letters' Lead To New Love — And Hard Choices — In This YA Romance
Hannah Reynolds new YA romance The Summer of Lost Letters follows teenaged Abby's quest to learn more about her grandmother's past — and a possible love affair captured in mysterious letters.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
For Literary Novelists the Past Is Pressing
Historical fiction was once considered a fusty backwater. Now the genre is having a renaissance, attracting first-rank novelists and racking up major prizes.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A History of the Hollywood Chronicle in 10 Books
Want to learn more about how the movies were made? These books are a good place to start.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Bath Haus,’ by P.J. Vernon
In P.J. Vernon’s new thriller, “Bath Haus,” the protagonist’s decision to cheat on his partner spirals into nerve-racking terror.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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