Atlantic County Library System

Sauce Makers and Scoundrels: Four Hot Romance Novels

Monday, October 12, 2020 - 1:00pm

By Olivia Waite

New releases take you inside a Tang Dynasty palace, behind the scenes at a reality-TV set and into the fields of a 1970s British farm.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Black and White and Living Color

Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 1:40am

By Abby McGanney Nolan

“The Talk” and “This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes” offer two very different approaches to helping children understand and confront bias.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Training Tomorrow’s Newshounds

Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 1:32am

By Marc Tracy

Two new books about the press urge young people to leave their social media feeds and read reliable news and information from many different sources.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'The Code For Love And Heartbreak' Isn't 'Emma' — But It Is Charming

Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 10:00am

By Alethea Kontis

Jillian Cantor's new YA novel lifts some of the elements of Jane Austen's classic — like character names — wholesale. But you'll enjoy it more if you don't expect the plot to follow exactly.

(Image credit: Inkyard Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Teenagers in Turmoil

Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 12:13am

By Jennifer Harlan

Whether undead, unloved or unjustly incarcerated, these star-crossed young-adult protagonists face their demons.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

A Life of James Beard Stocked With Tasty Morsels

Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:19pm

By Ligaya Mishan

“The Man Who Ate Too Much,” by John Birdsall, a food critic and former cook, offers a thoroughly researched, sensitive portrait of the man known as the “dean of American cookery.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews