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Love May Be 'For Losers,' But This Book Is For Everyone

Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 7:00am

By Alethea Kontis

Wibke Brueggemann's charmingly snarky YA novel follows teenaged Phoebe as she recovers from the Worst New Year's Ever and learns that not all of life's answers can be found via Google.

(Image credit: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR))

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Heroines of Self-Loathing

Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 5:00am

By Lucinda Rosenfeld

What’s with all the female literary characters who can’t stand themselves?

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Out of the Wardrobe

Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 12:04am

By Adam Silvera

With echoes of Narnia, David Levithan’s “The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S.” flips the script on traditional portal fiction.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Latina Girls Dreaming

Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 12:04am

By Sandra E. Garcia

“Latinitas,” by Juliet Menéndez, introduces young readers to 40 Latina trailblazers, from the 17th century to the present, as children at play.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Lauren Oyler Talks About Deception Online

Friday, February 26, 2021 - 3:57pm

Oyler discusses her debut novel, “Fake Accounts,” and Stephen Kearse talks about the work of Octavia Butler.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Reviewing the Book Review

Friday, February 26, 2021 - 1:49pm

By Parul Sehgal

As the publication celebrates its 125th anniversary, Parul Sehgal, a staff critic and former editor at the Book Review, delves into the archives to critically examine its legacy in full.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

A Critic of Technology Turns Her Gaze Inward

Friday, February 26, 2021 - 5:00am

By Casey Schwartz

Sherry Turkle is best known for exploring the dysfunctional relationships between humans and their screens. She takes on a new focus — herself — in her memoir, “The Empathy Diaries.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews