Harpo Marx, South Carolina’s Voting History and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Terror to the Wicked,’ by Tobey Pearl
Tobey Pearl’s “Terror to the Wicked” describes a 1638 trial in which three colonists were convicted and executed for murdering a Native American.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Hunt, Gather, Parent,’ by Michaeleen Doucleff
In “Hunt, Gather, Parent,” Michaeleen Doucleff visits with Indigenous people to pick up parenting tactics that Western cultures may be sorely lacking.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Stories In 'Reality' Have Some Bite
John Lanchester's sharp new story collection considers the dark side of technology, from smartphones to selfie sticks. But you don't have to be a Luddite to appreciate this smart, scary book.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
'Maniac' Recounts Deadliest School Mass Murder In American History
Author Harold Schechter details the 1927 school bombing in Bath Township, Mich., that killed 38 children and six adults. Days later, Charles Lindbergh's famous transatlantic flight captured headlines.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
The Essay That Made Jo Ann Beard Want to Write Nonfiction
"It was about humans and birds and science and the rights of animals to be free of human interference. So, pretty much a perfect storm for Jo Ann.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Suleika Jaouad Does Not Want to Be Your Mountaintop Sage
But “Between Two Kingdoms,” her memoir of cancer and its aftermath, is striking a chord with readers who are enduring ordeals of their own.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Child’s-Eye View, Both Haunted and Quotidian
In her Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at two graphic works for young people, including the Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s “The Lost Soul.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
I’m So Sorry! Romance Novels, Bad Behavior and Forgiveness
Four new novels bring readers the Happily Ever After they expect — but not in predictable ways.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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