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A Novel of the City, Alive to Its Hidden Connections

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 5:00am
By David Goodwillie
In “Ghosts of New York,” Jim Lewis introduces four characters and follows their intersecting paths.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Hunter Biden's Memoir 'Beautiful Things' Seeks To Tell Just Where He's Been

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 4:56pm
By Ron Elving

The account by the president's younger son is at times a harrowing journey; in the end, if not for forgiveness or sympathy, it may be about making a stand and taking whatever place he can occupy.

(Image credit: Gallery Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'A Most Remarkable Creature' Introduces The Little-Known, Charismatic Caracara

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 12:49pm
By Anna Morris

Through Jonathan Meiburg's inquiring lens, readers will find themselves with a new favorite animal — a bird of prey aptly described as "one of the strangest and most wonderful animals on Earth."

(Image credit: Knopf)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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


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