'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
‘Festival Days,’ by Jo Ann Beard: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Festival Days,” by Jo Ann Beard
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Performance,’ by Claire Thomas
In “The Performance,” Claire Thomas raises the curtain on the lives of three women who attend the same play on a hot summer night.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Three Historical Novels Explore the Strength of Human Connection
From a Nevada “divorce ranch” to literary Dublin to 19th-century Sweden, these characters put relationships to the test.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force
The new biography, by Julia Sweig, shows the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson to have been ahead of her time (and possibly her husband) on women’s rights, racial disparities and other issues.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Festival Days,’ by Jo Ann Beard
The author’s forceful new collection, “Festival Days,” features characters, mostly drawn from life, often confronting illness, loss, violence and death.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘New York, New York,’ by Thomas Dyja
Thomas Dyja’s “New York, New York, New York” describes the city’s revival in recent years, and the problems it will face in the future.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Quest to Reclaim a Family Home Unearths a Past Buried by the Holocaust
In “Plunder,” a memoir by Menachem Kaiser, the author tries to repossess a building owned by his grandfather before the war and discovers a history he knew nothing about.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
When a Nation’s Torturous Past Resembles ‘The Twilight Zone’
Named after the classic TV series, a new novel by Nona Fernández mines Chile’s dark history and shifts restlessly between genres.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
William and Harry Aren’t the First Royals to Chafe Against Their Roles
In “Elizabeth and Margaret,” Andrew Morton hows how the queen and her sister struggled in their relationship.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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