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John Bolton Unloads On Former Boss Trump, Even If It's A Little Late Now

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 3:39pm
By Ron Elving

The tone of his forthcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, suggests the diary of a tutor who has endured many frustrating months with a spoiled and inattentive pupil who ignores his lessons.

(Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Billion Dollar Burger' Asks: What Is Meat?

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Nicholas Cannariato

Chase Purdy's briskly paced and quietly bold new book about the future of meat suggests people rethink its meaning, as he explores those at the forefront of developing cell-cultured meat.

(Image credit: Portfolio )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Bookstores Are Struggling. Is a New E-Commerce Site the Answer?

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 12:57pm
By Alexandra Alter
The rapid rise of Bookshop.org during the shutdown has been hailed as a boon for independent stores. But some booksellers worry it could become another competitor for online business.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


For 3 Poets Who Embrace Excess, the Mess Is the Message

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 11:45am
By Elisa Gabbert
Our poetry columnist reviews “My Baby First Birthday,” by Jenny Zhang, “Toxicon and Arachne,” by Joyelle McSweeney, and “DMZ Colony,” by Don Mee Choi.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Are You Ready to Eat Meat Grown in a Lab?

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 11:38am
By Bee Wilson
In “Billion Dollar Burger,” Chase Purdy explores the “edible space race” to grow cell-cultured meat.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Dorothy Strachey to Musical Gender Bending

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 7:58am
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Miss Iceland' Is A Subdued, Powerful Portrait Of A Suppressed Society

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 7:00am
By Heller McAlpin

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir's atmospheric novel, about a young writer and her outcast friends in 1963 Iceland, will transport you to another time and place, though not necessarily a rosier time and place.

(Image credit: Grove Press/Black Cat)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


‘Shadowplay,’ by Joseph O’Connor: An Excerpt

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “Shadowplay,” by Joseph O’Connor
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Superman Returns, to Beat Up the Klan

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 5:00am
By Hillary Chute
A new Superman comic, written by Gene Luen Yang, and a medical memoir about a rare and debilitating disease are both featured in the latest Graphic Content column.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Did Bram Stoker Dream Up ‘Dracula’? A Novel Offers Hints

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 5:00am
By Miranda Seymour
Joseph O’Connor’s “Shadowplay” explores Stoker’s time as a London theater worker and his fiery relationship with the actor-manager Henry Irving.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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