A Haunting Debut Novel Brings New Faces to the Myth of the American West
“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Japanese Literary Star Joins Her Peers on Western Bookshelves
The novelist Mieko Kawakami belongs to a cadre of young female writers redefining their national literature. “Breasts and Eggs” introduces her to readers of English.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
When White Working-Class Fury Came of Age
Nicolas Mathieu’s novel “And Their Children After Them” follows a small cohort of Gen Xers in a community ravaged by deindustrialization.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How Coffee Ruined a Country
Augustine Sedgewick’s “Coffeeland” demonstrates how the political and social structures of El Salvador were destroyed by its agricultural cash cow.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Anne Tyler Is Back, Scrutinizing an Inscrutable Man in Chaos
Her new novel, “Redhead by the Side of the Road,” shows readers all the old familiar places and moves, and confirms Tyler’s heartening flair for decency.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
You’re Descended From Royalty. Here Are the Keys to Your Castle.
In Danielle Trussoni’s new novel, “The Ancestor,” happily ever after gets very complicated.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘Afterlife,’ by Julia Alvarez: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Afterlife,” by Julia Alvarez
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How Racism Is Destroying America
Eduardo Porter’s “American Poison” details the long legacy of racism and inequality in the United States.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Need An Escape? Try 'Unorthodox,' 'Baghdad Central' And 'Abigail'
Critic John Powers recommends three stories to break up the monotony of coronavirus lockdown: Unorthodox on Netflix; Baghdad Central on Hulu and a new translation of Magda Szabó's 1970 novel Abigail.
(Image credit: Anika Molnar/Netflix)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
‘The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.,’ by Peniel E. Joseph: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.,” by Peniel E. Joseph
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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