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Want the Scoop on Writing and Publishing? Ask Emily Henry.

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
The best-selling author of “Beach Read” and “People We Meet on Vacation” is generous with her wisdom on Instagram.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New Audiobooks for Your Summer Road Trip

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:42am
By Sebastian Modak
From funny women to Yo-Yo Ma, self-reflection to civil rights, there’s something in the queue for everyone.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New Historical Fiction to Read This Summer

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:15am
By Alida Becker
New novels — by turns salty, sweeping and sweet — will transport you to 1930s Italy, 19th-century England and San Francisco a hundred years ago.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'How The Word Is Passed' Teaches The Importance Of Reckoning With History

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 9:39am
By Hope Wabuke

Clint Smith seeks out troubling history, including white supremacy, white violence — and the erasure of the oppression of Black Americans — to understand what America tells itself about who we are.

(Image credit: Little Brown & Co. )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


This Coming-of-Age Novel Features a Girl on the Cusp of Manhood

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 9:35am
By Patrick Ness
Kyle Lukoff’s “Too Bright to See” relates a first-person story of transgender identity.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Kissing Bug' Challenges Which Diseases Matter — And Why

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 8:12am
By Kristen Martin

Through the story of her aunt, who died of Chagas, Daisy Hernández raises damning questions about which diseases get attention — and whom we believe to be deserving of care.

(Image credit: Tin House Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In This Debut Novel, a Chinese-American Assassin Roams the West

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 5:00am
By Chanelle Benz
“The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu,” by Tom Lin, is a vengeance quest in an unforgiving landscape during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Struggling Writers Steal Someone Else's Work In 2 New Suspense Novels

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 1:45pm
By Maureen Corrigan

Chris Power's brooding literary novel A Lonely Man and Jean Hanff Korelitz's nightmare of a thriller The Plot explore the dangerous consequences of sticky fingers in the literary world.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'House Of Sticks' Is An Immigrant Success Story With Filial Bonds At The Core

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 11:53am
By Thuy Dinh

Ly Tran's narrative power lies in its nuanced celebration of family devotion that withstands the enormous cost of the American dream.

(Image credit: Scribner)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


A Book About Absorbing What We Love Until It Transforms Us

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 10:07am
By Nina Maclaughlin
“A Ghost in the Throat,” by Doireann Ni Ghriofa, is part memoir, part literary investigation of a 250-year-old poem.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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