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Patrick Radden Keefe on Taking ‘Say Nothing’ From Acclaimed Book to TV Show

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 2:58pm
Keefe’s narrative history, which was No. 19 on our list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, has now been adapted into a streaming series.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Lazarus Man,’ by Richard Price

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 9:56am
By Christian Lorentzen
“Lazarus Man” follows several characters in Harlem in the wake of a building collapse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Taiwan Travelogue,’ by Yang Shuang-zi

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 8:18am
By Shahnaz Habib
Yang Shuang-zi’s “Taiwan Travelogue,” a National Book Award finalist, is a nesting-doll narrative about colonial power in its many forms.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 5:03am
By Jenny Comita, Jessica Battilana, Tanya Bush, Martha Cheng, Jonathan Kauffman, Michael Snyder, Amiel Stanek and Korsha Wilson
Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and eat.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Two Children’s Picture Books About the Many Meanings of the Word ‘Go’

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 5:02am
By Juanita Giles
In Julie Flett’s “Let’s Go! haw êkwa!” and Kirsten Cappy and Yaya Gentille’s “Kende! Kende! Kende!” going is just the beginning of a whole new world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Unusual Holiday Traditions

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 5:01am
By Amelia Pisapia
Cookies and caroling? They’ll always be classic. Some celebrants, though, have more unusual ways of honoring the spirit of the season.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Tove Jansson’s 1966 Illustrations for ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Friday, November 15, 2024 - 5:00am
By Sadie Stein
Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a rare 1966 edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” are melancholy, complex and occasionally scary.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Elizabeth Nunez, Who Chronicled the Immigrant’s Challenges, Dies at 80

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 6:06pm
By Penelope Green
In “Prospero’s Daughter” and other novels, she explored the legacy of colonialism in her native Trinidad and the struggle for belonging in an adopted country.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


7 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 3:41pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 11:08am
By Maureen Corrigan

Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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