The Books That Made Me: 8 Writers on Their Literary Inspirations
In decades past, the Book Review occasionally asked young authors about their biggest influences. For our 125th anniversary, we put the question to a new generation.
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'Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing' Isn't Just A Cult Memoir
Essay after essay, it becomes clear that writer Lauren Hough is drawing parallels between the Family and good ol' fashioned American Exceptionalism in all its various facets.
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A Family, and a Nation Under Apartheid, Tears at the Seams
“The Promise,” Damon Galgut’s latest novel, is a portrait of pain and change in South Africa.
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A Lofty Love Story, With All of the Expected Twists
Keiichiro Hirano’s “At the End of the Matinee” follows the star-crossed love story between a classical musician and a renowned reporter.
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Gabriela Garcia Remembers the Women Who Helped Make Her a Best Seller
“Of Women and Salt” is a novel about sisters and mothers — and its author is an expert on these subjects.
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How Jeff VanderMeer Prevents Writer’s Block
“I get superstitious. I once had a book sent to me that was disrupting my ability to write a novel because of a superficial similarity between the two. I took that book and dug a hole and buried it deep in the backyard.”
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The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals
In “Beloved Beasts,” Michelle Nijhuis tells the stories of the men and women who have fought to rescue endangered animals from extinction.
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'The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev' Is A Faux Music History That Rocks
Dawnie Walton's sly narrative is a story about music, race and family secrets that spans five decades, centering on an interracial rock duo who strike it big in the early '70s.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
One Man’s Attempt to Solve a Mystery at the Top of Mount Everest
In “The Third Pole,” the author and adventurer Mark Synnott documents his attempt to find the lost body of a 1924 explorer.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Bolu Babalola’s Stories Reset the Idea of Who Sees and Who Is Seen
In Babalola’s debut collection, “Love in Color,” the knight in shining armor doesn’t necessarily wield a blade, but instead, the ability to see.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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