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Youngmi Mayer’s New Memoir, “I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying”

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 5:03am
By Melena Ryzik
The comedian Youngmi Mayer is fearless on TikTok, about her Korean American identity and foodie culture. In a new memoir, she explains laughing while crying.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Memories of Distant Mountains,’ by Orhan Pamuk

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 5:03am
By Dwight Garner
Orhan Pamuk’s illustrated notebooks lead us to the great writer’s mind, then ask us to remain outside.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


10 Charming Picture Books About Being Thankful

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 5:01am
By Jennifer Hubert Swan
Stories of giving and of appreciating everyday wonders will warm hearts and teach valuable lessons this holiday season.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The White Ladder,’ by Daniel Light

Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 5:01am
By Charles Curkin
In “The White Ladder,” the British writer Daniel Light explores the heroes, villains and dramas of early mountaineering.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘American Bulk: Essays on Excess,’ by Emily Mester

Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 5:00am
By Alexandra Jacobs
In an eye-opening collection, Emily Mester considers why she, and we, seek satisfaction by obsessively choosing, buying and rating the objects we desire.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Reading, With Extra Cheese: Remembering Pizza Hut’s ‘Book It!’

Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 5:00am
By Sarah Bahr
Reporting on the 40th anniversary of the popular pizza literacy program sent one writer on a mozzarella-scented memory trail.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


2 Books for Readers Who Don’t Care About Polite Company

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 7:50am
A Japanese tale of “frustrated love and revenge,” and a visual history of bathrooms.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Long-Held Secret is Now Public. Will it Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 5:03am
By Alexandra Alter and Elisabeth Egan
Revelations about a relationship between the author and a woman who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how much she influenced his writing.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Americans Learned to Root for the Supervillain — From Elon Musk to ‘Wicked’

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 5:02am
By A.O. Scott
How Americans learned to root for the dark side — from the Joker and “Wicked” to Elon Musk.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Herald of a Restless World,’ by Emily Herring

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 5:02am
By Anthony Gottlieb
Henri Bergson enjoyed a cult following on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 20th century. A new biography explains what the fuss was about.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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