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Book Review: ‘Rock Me on the Water,’ by Ronald Brownstein

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 5:00am
By Madeleine Brand
In “Rock Me on the Water,” Ronald Brownstein explores one momentous year that brings together Archie Bunker and Joni Mitchell in a narrative of cultural ferment.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


International Novels Unearth Family Secrets and Nature’s Mysteries

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 5:00am
By Anderson Tepper
“The Rain Heron,” “American Delirium,” “Antonio” and “If You Kept a Record of Sins” explore hidden pasts and mythic visions.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Life Spent Focused on What Computers Are Doing to Us

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 5:00am
By Vivian Gornick
In her memoir, “The Empathy Diaries,” Sherry Turkle describes her own intellectual journey toward her specialty: the erosion of human feeling in our digital age.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Patient Is Obsessed With Sex. But How Reliable Is Her Therapist?

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 5:00am
By Hermione Hoby
“My Friend Natalia,” by the Finnish novelist Laura Lindstedt, delivers an intriguing portrait of an unorthodox therapeutic relationship.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Vietri Project,’ by Nicola DeRobertis-Theye

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 5:00am
By Joanna Rakoff
In Nicola DeRobertis-Theye’s debut novel, “The Vietri Project,” curiosity propels a bibliophile across the globe in search of her own story.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


For March, 3 Romances That'll Bring You A Little Sunshine

Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 7:00am
By Maya Rodale

March's slate of romance releases brings more of what we want: Headstrong heroines, adoring heroes and happy endings. Plus fake engagements, secret clubs and SHOCK: A duke who doesn't get the girl.

(Image credit: Avon)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Firekeeper's Daughter' Forges A New Path Between Cultures And Genres

Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 7:00am
By Caitlyn Paxson

A contemplative exploration of existing between two cultural identities meets fake relationship romance meets backwoods thriller in this powerhouse YA debut from Ojibwe author Angeline Boulley.

(Image credit: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR))

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year?

Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 5:00am
By Ben Libman
“Ulysses” and “The Waste Land” appeared in 1922. But three years later, masterworks by Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos gave the movement its signature forms — and influence.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Can Humans Be Replaced by Machines?

Friday, March 19, 2021 - 2:00pm
By James Fallows
Two new books — “Genius Makers,” by Cade Metz, and “Futureproof,” by Kevin Roose — examine how artificial intelligence will change humanity.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


She Awoke in Central Park, Handcuffed to a Stranger. What Happened?

Friday, March 19, 2021 - 1:41pm
By Sarah Weinman
That’s the premise of “Central Park,” by the French suspense king Guillaume Musso — just one of the novels in this week’s Crime column.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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