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Newt Gingrich and the Dawn of an Era

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 3:54pm
Julian E. Zelizer talks about “Burning Down the House,” and Lacy Crawford talks about “Notes on a Silencing.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 8:45am
By Daniel Nieh
In S.A. Cosby’s “Blacktop Wasteland,” which is laced with nonstop action, a small-town mechanic returns to crime one last time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New Work From Two Masters of the Graphic Novel

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Ed Park
In new books from Adrian Tomine and Joe Sacco, the range of the graphic novel is on display — from the highly intimate to the world-historical.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Dripping Slow and Sweet, Four New Books About Honey and Bees

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
In books about the art and science of beekeeping, writers explore all that is sublime about the natural production of honey.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Novel That Unfolds in a Day, and Other Historical Fiction

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Alida Becker
In the midst of a tense time, these books will remind you of what humanity has survived.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Shakespeare Lost His Son to Plague. A Novel Asks How It Shaped His Art.

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Geraldine Brooks
The playwright’s son died at 11. “Hamnet,” by the novelist Maggie O’Farrell, considers the death’s reverberations on his family, and his work.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In Contemporary Trinidad, a Widow Rediscovers the Meaning of Home

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Gabriel Bump
In Ingrid Persaud’s debut novel, “Love After Love,” a dark secret threatens to crumble a makeshift family.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Daniel Nieh
In S.A. Cosby’s “Blacktop Wasteland,” which is laced with nonstop action, a small-town mechanic returns to crime one last time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback: ‘Wildhood’ and ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Krauss
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 3:08pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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