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Meritocracy, Silicon Valley and Other Letters to the Editor

Friday, December 4, 2020 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 2:22pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Dolly Parton Likes to Read by the Fire in Her Pajamas

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 9:38am
“Especially on a rainy day off … sitting in a comfy chair.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Long Time Coming' Explores Birth, Uninterrupted History Of Systemic Racism In U.S.

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 8:55am
By Gabino Iglesias

Michael Eric Dyson's call to action is an invitation to reimagine law enforcement, education, workspaces and all other spaces in ways that eliminate racism, abuse, misogyny and xenophobia.

(Image credit: St. Martin's Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Coffee-Table Books to Give (and Get) This Season

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 5:00am
By Lauren Christensen
Bridging the literary and aesthetic worlds, some of the year’s best large-scale, illustrated hardcovers offer immersion and escape — right from your living room.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Meet Chloe Gong, One of the Year’s Youngest Best-Selling Authors

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
The 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student got her start as an obsessive, book-a-day reader of young adult fiction.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


2020 Book Concierge: Mary Louise Kelly Picks 'Hamnet' By Maggie O'Farrell

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 3:52pm
By Mary Louise Kelly

To celebrate the launch of NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, each All Things Considered host will share a favorite book. Mary Louise Kelly's is Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Perestroika In Paris' Is A Cozy, Fairy-Tale Trot Through The City Of Lights

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 10:00am
By Heller McAlpin

Fans of Jane Smiley's previous books will be pleased to see that talking horses make a return in her latest — plus a dog, a raven and a couple of ducks, all making lives for themselves in Paris.

(Image credit: Knopf)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Wild Minds' Traces The Origins Of Animation — From Blackton And McCay To Disney

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 9:50am
By Adam Frank

Author Reid Mitenbuler's real target is a quintessentially American story of daring ambition, personal re-invention, and the eternal tug-of-war of between art and business.

(Image credit: Atlantic Monthly Press )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


The Best Children’s Books of 2020

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 5:00am
The most notable picture, middle grade and young adult books of the year, selected by The Times’s children’s books editor.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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