A Cabdriver Who Also Ferries Souls and Ghosts? Just Another Day on the Job.
In “Creatures of Passage,” Morowa Yejidé transforms Washington, D.C., into a mythical land filled with ghosts and grief.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
An Author Replies To The Unspeakable In Her 'Elegy' For Lynching Victim Mary Turner
Using original illustrations, archival documents and handwritten text, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams memorializes one black woman, and 10 men, who were killed by white residents in Georgia in 1918.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
‘This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism,’ by Don Lemon: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism,” by Don Lemon
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Don Lemon’s New Book Hopes to Guide America Through a Conversation About Race
In “This Is the Fire,” Lemon pairs current events with history and anecdotes from his own life to discuss race in America.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Girl Reporter Exposes Town’s Dirty (Water) Secret
In “The Leak,” a budding journalist uncovers a Flint-like scandal in her own backyard.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
When the Aliens Arrive, What Will They Look Like? A Zoologist Has Answers
In “A Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy,” Arik Kershenbaum uses his knowledge of the various species here on Earth to speculate about what might exist out there.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy, From Jazz-Age Cairo to a Catholic Memoir
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In Amazon's Shadow, An America Divided In Search Of 'Fulfillment'
ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has written an economic history of the country, shaped by stories of people living and working in Amazon's shadow as their home cities and states transform around them.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
So You’re at a Literary Conference With a Bunch of Jerks
“Mona,” a novel by the Argentine writer Pola Oloixarac, is a sharp study of a writer’s vanity, insecurity and hidden trauma.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'The Jigsaw Man' Presents A Compelling Puzzle
The debut novel from British criminal lawyer Nadine Matheson stars a Black homicide detective dealing with not only PTSD from a serial killer's attack, but also mistrust from her family and community.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
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