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3 Picture Books Get the Royal Treatment

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 12:10am
By Sabrina Orah Mark
Leo Timmers, Mylo Freeman and Klaas Verplancke take us inside the minds of two loony kings and a once blue princess.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Libertie,’ by Kaitlyn Greenidge

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 1:15pm
By Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
In her second novel, “Libertie,” the dark-skinned daughter of a light-skinned doctor finds freedom in art.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Girlhood,’ by Melissa Febos: An Excerpt

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 12:49pm
An excerpt from “Girlhood,” by Melissa Febos
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Brilliant Essays to Stupid People

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 12:24pm
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Of Women and Salt,’ by Gabriela Garcia: An Excerpt

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 11:59am
An excerpt from “Of Women and Salt,” by Gabriela Garcia
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In 'Girlhood,' A Writer Examines Her Youth For Signs Of The Woman She Would Become

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 7:35am
By Ilana Masad

Though author Melissa Febos' essays dip into her adult life, they keep trying to find the child and teenager that she was — how she learned to be, feel, believe, and react.

(Image credit: Bloomsbury Publishing)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


A Musician’s Daughter Faces His Music — and His Choices

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am
By Alexandra Jacobs
In Dawnie Walton’s debut novel, “The Final Revival of Opal & Nev,” readers will hear an oral history that harks back to a simpler time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


From Cuba to Miami, These Women Contend With Abusive Men and Countries

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am
By Danielle Evans
“Of Women and Salt,” Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel, evokes the history of a Cuban family rived by brutal events.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Why Are Migratory Birds Vanishing Out of the Sky?

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am
By Christian Cooper
In “A World on the Wing,” Scott Weidensaul describes the splendor of birds that can span continents in their flight, and also all the ways they are threatened.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Tammy Duckworth Was a Survivor Long Before Her Helicopter Was Shot Down

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am
By Susan Dominus
The senator from Illinois shares the occasionally harrowing, never boring story of her barrier-breaking life in a new memoir, “Every Day Is a Gift.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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