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Letters to the Editor

Friday, June 12, 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, June 11, 2020 - 2:47pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'You Exist Too Much' Exists In A Constant State Of Discontent

Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 7:00am
By Gabino Iglesias

Zaina Arafat's powerful new novel follows a queer Palestinian American woman from adolescence to adulthood, a journey dogged by constant longings for home, for identity, for belonging.

(Image credit: Catapult Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


These Authors Are Glad You’re Buying Their Books. Now Do The Work.

Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Layla F. Saad and Ibram X. Kendi have provided tools for building an antiracist society. Readers, it’s time to roll up our sleeves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Raina Telgemeier Can’t Wait to Break Bread With Her Friends Again

Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 5:00am
“Quarantine is turning out to be about upping my sourdough game.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


For June, 3 Romances Where Sisterhood Is The Secret Ingredient

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 7:00am
By Maya Rodale

Obviously, the the romantic relationship is at the center of any romance novel — but this month, we're bringing you three books where relationships between female friends are almost as important.

(Image credit: Berkley)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Comics That Are Down and Out and Happy That Way

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 4:51pm
By Ed Park
In his Graphic Content column, Ed Park reviews Noah Van Sciver’s “The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski” and Gabrielle Bell’s “Inappropriate.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


An Unlikely Friendship, All Thanks to Pickles

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 10:22am
By Elisabeth Egan
You’ll root for the characters in Jean Kyoung Frazier’s funny and bittersweet debut novel, “Pizza Girl,” about a pregnant teenager who’s deeply ambivalent about motherhood.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Our Time Is Now,’ by Stacey Abrams: An Excerpt

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 8:06am
An excerpt from “Our Time Is Now,” by Stacey Abrams
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy Poetry, From ‘White Blood’ to the Book of Job

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 8:05am
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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