When Someone Says ‘Everything Is Fine,’ It Usually Isn’t
In this dark family memoir, Vince Granata recalls the afternoon his brother killed his mother.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The City That Won’t Shut Up Fills Two New Books With Its Babble
“New Yorkers,” an oral history by Craig Taylor, and “Names of New York,” Joshua Jelly-Schapiro’s chronicle of street names, capture the dizzying variety and fluidity of the city’s stories.
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The Secret of Ongoingness, in a Novel About a Retirement Home
In “Aviary,” by Deirdre McNamer, a fire at a senior living facility reveals the entangled lives of its inhabitants.
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And Now, a Case for the Ordinary
Maria Kuznetsova’s novel “Something Unbelievable” shows how unspectacular moments can transcend their confines, how spectacular the ordinary can be.
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Clarice Lispector’s Lessons in Being Human
“An Apprenticeship” is a love story between a schoolteacher and a professor. But it’s also a kind of spiritual treatise.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The 15th-Century Wool Worker’s Son Who Made Books for Princes and Popes
“The Bookseller of Florence,” by Ross King, tells the history of Renaissance bookmaking through the story of Vespasiano da Bisticci, who rose from humble roots to dominate the trade.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Mother-Daughter Memoir Of Autism Exemplifies The Power Of Language
Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure, I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust is a chronicle of not only finding one's voice, but of learning to make others understand that voice.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
How Do You Rebound From Tragedy? Begin by Welcoming the Future
In JoAnne Tompkins’s debut novel, “What Comes After,” a town reeling from unimaginable loss opens its doors to a pregnant stranger.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
For April, 3 Tales Of Love, Luck, And Happy Ever After
This month, our romance columnist Maya Rodale has three down-on-their-luck heroines whose fortunes change dramatically, via a dreamy bad boy, a surprise inheritance, and a revelation about the past.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Blake Bailey on Writing His Life of Philip Roth
Bailey talks about his new biography, and Julia Sweig discusses “Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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