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New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens

Friday, July 31, 2020 - 5:00am
By Rob Dunn
Authors explore the way the invisible world impacts our lives, from bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics to the beneficial biodiversity on our skin.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens

Friday, July 31, 2020 - 5:00am
By Rob Dunn
Authors explore the way the invisible world impacts our lives, from bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics to the beneficial biodiversity on our skin.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘This Land Is Our Land’ and ‘Your House Will Pay’

Friday, July 31, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Krauss
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


On Hamlet’s Origins and Other Letters to the Editor

Friday, July 31, 2020 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


12 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 2:54pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


True Crime Stories And The Obsession With Them Form 'Unspeakable Acts'

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 11:11am
By Gabino Iglesias

The search for answers in this nonfiction anthology edited by Sarah Weinman is one of many cohesive elements that make the collection land among the best true crime books of the year.

(Image credit: Ecco)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Isabel Wilkerson Loves Books. That Doesn’t Mean She Treats Them Gently.

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 11:05am
“Many of them are not only dog-eared, but often double-cornered-dog-eared, the margins marked up with my own commentary.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Mean Ghost Story And A Souped-Up Crime Novel Will Wise You Up Fast

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 10:39am
By Maureen Corrigan

The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die, by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, centers on an Indian family haunted by a jealous ghost. And S. A. Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland is a noir thriller — with muscle cars.

(Image credit: HarperCollins)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In ‘Memorial Drive’ a Poet Evokes Her Childhood and Confronts Her Mother’s Murder

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 6:06am
By Kiese Makeba Laymon
The new memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey is an aching investigation of trauma and art.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Memorial Drive,’ by Natasha Trethewey: An Excerpt

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 6:05am
An excerpt from “Memorial Drive,” by Natasha Trethewey
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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