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From the Ice of Greenland, a Deadly Virus and a Familiar Doom

Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 5:00am
By Marcel Theroux
In “Phase Six,” by Jim Shepard, pathogens released from excavated permafrost set off a global pandemic.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In ‘Let the Record Show,’ Sarah Schulman Erects a Monument to the AIDS Movement

Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 5:00am
By Rebecca Makkai
A political history of ACT UP New York in the late 1980s and early ’90s is part oral history, part call to arms.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Did the Pandemic Change Summer Reading for Good? I Hope So.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 1:52pm
By Elisabeth Egan
With our calendars cleared last year, many of us found more time to lose ourselves in books. Let’s hold onto that vibe this year.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Rachel Cusk's 'Second Place' Offers Sharp Perceptions About Love And Creativity

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 1:27pm
By John Powers

A writer offers up her guest house to a famous painter in hope that something transcendent will happen. But he's selfish, amoral and flagrantly misogynistic — and monstrously at ease with all this.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Sebastian Junger Tackles The Idea Of 'Freedom' But Arrives At No Conclusion

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 10:52am
By Michael Schaub

Freedom, Junger's latest book, follows the author and a group of acquaintances as they embark on a long walk from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh, tracing railroad lines.

(Image credit: Simon & Schuster)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Bob Dylan to the Bay Area

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 8:55pm
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In Lina Meruane’s New Novel, Writer’s Block Is a Symptom of Migrant Trauma

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 3:58pm
By Azareen Van Der Viet Oloomi
“Nervous System” divides an ailing Ph.D. student between her old country and her new one.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Personal Escapes From Daily Anxiety, Political Strife and Childhood Trauma

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 1:52pm
By Leah Mirakhor
New dispatches from Jonny Sun, Aminatta Forna, Elissa Washuta and Lauren Hough.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Author John Green Explores How To Live In Uncertainty In 'The Anthropocene Reviewed'

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 11:45am
By Adam Frank

The author of best-seller The Fault In Our Stars uses humor, wisdom and a keen sense of connections to offer guidance — as he reviews how humans are reshaping Earth.

(Image credit: Dutton )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In 'Better, Not Bitter,' One Of The Central Park Five Tells His Own Story

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 5:09am
By Ericka Taylor

In 1989, five kids were falsely accused of the brutal rape of a Central Park jogger. Yusef Salaam writes about systemic racism — and how his family and faith got him through seven years in prison.

(Image credit: Grand Central Publishing)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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