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The Best Book Covers of 2020

Friday, December 18, 2020 - 1:16am
By Matt Dorfman
The Book Review’s art director offers his annual laurels to the covers that distinguished themselves in his eyes.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 2:35pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Jess Walter Doesn’t Have a Lot of Patience for Memoirs

Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 7:54am
“I get claustrophobic spending too much time in the head of another writer.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Want to Talk About Racism? Sit Next to Frederick Joseph

Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
This debut author has learned not to read the comments about his new book, “The Black Friend.” Some are supportive; others contain death threats.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Boxing to Hollywood Candids

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 4:58pm
A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In 'I Came As A Shadow,' Georgetown's John Thompson Offers Some Surprising Moments

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 1:37pm
By Tom Goldman

The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who died in August, leaves us with the private thoughts of a public man, one who both raged against racial injustice and embraced chances to make things better.

(Image credit: Henry Holt & Co. )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Violent Tragedy Upends a Bible Belt Town in This Brisk Novel

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 1:28pm
By Hamilton Cain
“The Ancient Hours,” by Michael Bible, examines lives in a North Carolina town after a deadly church fire.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,’ by Rachel Holmes: An Excerpt

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,” by Rachel Holmes
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The British Activist Who Was a Spiritual Ancestor to Today’s Teen Radicals

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 5:00am
By Francesca Wade
“Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,” by Rachel Holmes, captures the turbulent life of an indefatigable crusader for women’s and workers’ rights.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Three Books That Gaze Upward to Heaven and Inward to the Heart

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 5:00am
By Ariel Sabar
In new books by Rachel Mikva, T.M. Luhrmann and Joe Drape, faith and the world of believers take center stage.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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