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The Life of a Brilliant, Suffering Scientist

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 1:49pm
Samanth Subramanian discusses “A Dominant Character,” his biography of J. B. S. Haldane, and Patrik Svensson talks about “The Book of Eels.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Reading Elena Ferrante in English? You’re Also Reading Ann Goldstein

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 9:06am
By Joumana Khatib
The self-effacing translator worked with the “My Brilliant Friend” author again for her latest book, “The Lying Life of Adults.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Former Soldier Tells His Grandson: ‘I Wasn’t a Nazi.’

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 5:00am
By Georgia Hunter
In his debut novel, “We Germans,” Alexander Starritt considers the weight of shame.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Letters to the Editor

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Girl in Black and White’ and ‘Know My Name’

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Krauss
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


11 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 5:16pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


For August, 3 Love Interests Who'll Fight By Your Side

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 7:00am
By Maya Rodale

This month, our romance columnist Maya Rodale rounds up three historical novels featuring heroines on a mission — and love interests who'll stand up for them, no matter what troubles come.

(Image credit: Avon Impulse)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


He Wants to Save the Present With the Indigenous Past

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 5:00am
By Damien Cave
Bruce Pascoe’s book “Dark Emu” sparked a reconsideration of Australian history. Now he hopes to use his writing to revive Aboriginal community.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Yaa Gyasi Found Religion (in Literature)

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 5:00am
“There isn’t much literary fiction that deals with evangelicalism. ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain,’ by James Baldwin, was the first book I read that spoke to that part of my life and it moved me so deeply to see faith rendered on the page with such care and brilliance.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


LeBron Wrote a Children’s Book and It’s Selling Really Well

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 5:00am
By Lauren Christensen
In “I Promise,” LeBron James and the illustrator Nina Mata give hope to kids when they need it most.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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