For May, 3 Romantic Getaways — To Normalcy
As the lockdown stretches on, we bring you three books that offer an escape to a time when people could gather — and fall in love — in a shop, at a book club, or even in an office.
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African-Americans in the New Deal
Jill Watts’s “The Black Cabinet” highlights the struggles of those African-Americans who worked in the Franklin Roosevelt administration.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘A Children’s Bible,’ by Lydia Millet: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “A Children’s Bible,” by Lydia Millet
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The Pirates’ Booty That Changed the Course of History
In “Enemy of All Mankind,” Steven Johnson argues that a 1695 showdown on the high seas was a crucial turning point in the rise of the British Empire.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Would You Trust a Snake-Wielding Preacher, if He Were Your Dad?
The heroine of Amy Jo Burns’s debut novel, “Shiner,” comes of age amid the patriarchy of contemporary Appalachia.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How ‘Sesame Street’ Changed Childhood Forever
In “Sunny Days,” David Kamp traces a revolutionary decade in kids’ TV.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In Richard Ford’s New Stories, Ambivalence Is the Default Condition
His collection “Sorry for Your Trouble” features characters who find that the pieces of their lives no longer fit.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Challenges of a Threatening World
In “The World,” Richard Haass urges Americans to educate themselves about an increasingly dangerous planet.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘What Pea Disrupts Your Sleep, Princess?’
In “The Shapeless Unease,” the British novelist Samantha Harvey ponders her struggles with insomnia.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A French Expert Surveys the Entire Middle East
Gilles Kepel’s “Away From Chaos” is a useful overview of the many changes that have roiled the Muslim world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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