Tank Tops and Short Shorts and Bears, Oh My!
In Carrie Firestone’s “Dress Coded,” a middle school’s sexist dress code is more terrifying than the bears wandering through its woods.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
For Two Teenagers on Election Day, the Political Gets Personal
In Brandy Colbert’s “The Voting Booth,” a girl who’s been speaking out since age 7 helps a drummer make his voice heard.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
For Summer, 3 Translated Novels To Transport You
You may not really be able to leave the house right now, but of course fiction can take you all over the world. Here are three novels that will help you escape — to Japan, to Portugal and to Spain.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Stabbed in the Convent, Murdered in the Yard
In the newest batch of crime novels, bodies accumulate at a rather alarming rate.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The ‘Seductive Lure’ of Authoritarianism
Anne Applebaum discusses “Twilight of Democracy,” and Barbara Demick talks about “Eat the Buddha.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Why the Working Class Votes Against Its Economic Interests
Two new books, Robert B. Reich’s “The System” and Zephyr Teachout’s “Break ’Em Up,” examine the impact of economic inequality in America.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Monsters vs. Aliens
In “Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything,” a Mexican-American girl lights candles in the desert for her deported mother. Then a spacecraft arrives.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Native American Coming-of-Age and the Uses of Enchantment
In James Bird’s “The Brave,” a boy bullied for his numeric mind undergoes a metamorphosis when he’s sent to live on a reservation with his Native American mother.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Yiyun Li Continues Her Conversations With The Dead In 'Must I Go'
Yiyun Li's new book — about a woman looking back on her life by annotating the diary of her late ex-lover — plays with both Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire and Li's own previous work.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
In 'True Crimes,' Toobin Presents A Summation For The Jury In The Case Against Trump
There is a lot of detail amassed in the CNN analyst's book that even Trump investigation junkies won't have seen, much having to do with behind-the-scenes strategizing and negotiating by lawyers.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
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