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Star-Crossed Friends in Ancient Greece

Saturday, March 6, 2021 - 2:06am
By Natalie Haynes
Unbeknown to them, a spoiled girl and an enslaved boy share an immutable connection in Laura Amy Schlitz’s “Amber & Clay.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:12pm
Radhika Jones discusses Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun,” and Mark Harris talks about “Mike Nichols: A Life.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Queen Elizabeth II, Amateur Detective

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:00pm
By Sarah Weinman
This week’s crime fiction column includes SJ Bennett’s new novel, “The Windsor Knot,” in which the monarch investigates a murder at Windsor Castle.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Infinite Country,’ by Patricia Engel: An Excerpt

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 10:04am
An excerpt from “Infinite Country,” by Patricia Engel
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:00am
By Bijal P. Trivedi
In “Count Down,” Shanna Swan tells a story of declining sperm count, rising infertility and the possible extinction of the human species.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In This Novel, Immigration Status Is Part of the Family Drama

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:00am
By Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
“Infinite Country,” by Patricia Engel, follows a mixed-status exodus across the American border.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Thinking Inside the Box’ and ‘The Mountains Sing’

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Krauss
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Kink, Frankenstein and Other Letters to the Editor

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 3:06pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Committed' Remains Uncommitted — And That's Its Strength

Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 10:00am
By Thúy Đinh

Viet Thanh Nguyen's sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer finds our hero a refugee again, this time in Paris, and disillusioned with communism but not ready to embrace capitalism.

(Image credit: Grove Atlantic)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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