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The Best Book Jill Lepore Ever Got as a Present Is One She Hates

Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 5:00am
“I actually can’t stand that book — the story, I mean. But I love the physical book, the cover, the smell, the welt on the spine, and that it was my mother’s. It still has a yellow hair ribbon of mine in it that I used as a bookmark. I never finished it.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Angels to American Cuisine

Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 5:00am
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Beautiful, Urgent Novel of the Palestinian Struggle

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 3:42pm
By Laleh Khadivi
In Susan Abulhawa’s “Against the Loveless World,” a refugee belongs everywhere and nowhere.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Erin Brockovich Says 'Superman's Not Coming' To Save Our Water Supply

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 9:48am
By Gabino Iglesias

The environmental activist and consumer advocate takes a brutally honest look at how mismanagement, chemical spills, mishandling of toxic waste, and even fake studies have damaged U.S. water systems.

(Image credit: Newspix/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Fraught Relationship Between 'Sisters' Lies At The Heart Of Daisy Johnson's Latest

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 7:00am
By Annalisa Quinn

Johnson's chilly, uneasy novel follows two sisters in the wake of an unnamed "something" that happened. Critic Annalisa Quinn says it's slighter than Johnson's previous work, but genuinely surprising.

(Image credit: Riverhead Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


New Biography Admires John Lewis' Faith That 'It's All Going To Work Out'

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 4:26pm
By Michael Schaub

In His Truth Is Marching On, Jon Meacham offers an introduction to one decade in the late congressman's life. The book doesn't quite seek to be more, but this may leave some readers disappointed.

(Image credit: Random House)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


‘Sisters,’ by Daisy Johnson: An Excerpt

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 2:55pm
An excerpt from “Sisters,” by Daisy Johnson
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ali Smith Brings Her Seasonal Quartet To A Close With 'Summer'

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 7:00am
By Heller McAlpin

In Ali Smith's new novel, she reveals the overarching connections between the characters and themes of her previous three. Critic Heller McAlpin says connection is the great theme of these works.

(Image credit: Pantheon Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


‘El Jefe,’ by Alan Feuer: An Excerpt

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “El Jefe,” by Alan Feuer
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘The Last Great Road Bum,’ by Héctor Tobar: An Excerpt

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “The Last Great Road Bum,” by Héctor Tobar
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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