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How to Resolve a Conflict When You Hate Your Opponent’s Guts

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 1:36pm
By Yascha Mounk
Amanda Ripley’s “High Conflict” explores the kind of disputes that are so bad they feel existential — and how to get out of them.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


They Hooked Up at Her Bachelorette Party. Now He’s Stalking Her.

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 12:25pm
By Sarah Lyall
Our thriller columnist weighs in on Peter Swanson’s “Every Vow You Break” and two other thoroughly unsettling new novels.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Hard Crowd,’ by Rachel Kushner

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 11:00am
By Fernanda Eberstadt
Kushner’s latest book, “The Hard Crowd,” contains essays written over the past 20 years.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Jon Klassen Meets Samuel Beckett in a Hilariously Dark Picture Book

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 10:50am
By Sarah Boxer
The three animals in “The Rock From the Sky” could fit easily into “Waiting for Godot.” They’re waiting. They’re alienated. They wear hats.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Living in a World in Which Nature Has Already Lost

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 5:00am
By Dahr Jamail
In “Second Nature,” Nathaniel Rich offers a tour of the ways humans have both conquered the natural world and been overwhelmed by the unintended consequences.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Exciting Times’ and ‘Leave Only Footprints’

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Krauss
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Landing in California, Remembering Tolstoy and Other Letters to the Editor

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Former Speaker John Boehner's Memoir Serves As A Reflection On Life In 'Crazytown'

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 4:50am
By Susan Davis

On the House chronicles Boehner's humble rise in national politics and his front-row seat to the revolution within his Republican party that ultimately forced him out of Congress.

(Image credit: St. Martin's Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘On the House,’ by John Boehner

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 7:43pm
By Julian E. Zelizer
“On the House” is an anecdote-rich memoir by the former speaker of the House that fails to give readers the whole picture.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:53pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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