Atlantic County Library System

Puberty, Slut-Shaming and Cuddle Parties in Melissa Febos’s ‘Girlhood’

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am

By Betsy Bonner

Eight essays tell a collective story of female adolescence and womanhood, fraught with unwanted attention and abuse.

The Dark Underside of Rwanda’s Model Public Image

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am

By Howard W. French

“Do Not Disturb,” by Michela Wrong, paints a picture of a country, and a region, long vexed by ethnic conflict, corrupt leadership and human rights abuses.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Why Constitutions Are the Safeguards of Freedom

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am

By Sheri Berman

Linda Colley’s “The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen” examines how constitutions came to be written — and why they sometimes fail.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

An Unlikely Alliance in Upstate N.Y. and the Fight for Black and Women’s Rights

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:00am

By Jane Kamensky

Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward and Martha Wright shared a political cause and residency in Auburn, N.Y. “The Agitators,” by Dorothy Wickenden, tells the story of their joint crusade.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and America’s Most Liberal Generation

Monday, March 29, 2021 - 5:00am

By Michael Kazin

David Freedlander’s “The AOC Generation” offers a picture of a growing electorate that may be changing American politics forever.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'The Tree In Me' Is A Blooming Good Spring Read

Sunday, March 28, 2021 - 7:00am

By Juanita Giles

As spring finally gets springing, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles recommends The Tree in Me, a pink-splashed, exuberant celebration of kids enjoying nature.

(Image credit: Penguin Kids)

Source: NPR Book Reviews