‘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
Grim Reaper Comedy 'Melancholia' Is Surprisingly Uplifting
Nicholas Gurewitch scratched images into clay with a stylus for this tale of Death's visit to an analyst — who helps him come to terms with Death Jr.'s lack of interest in the family business.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
In Her First Adult Novel in 14 Years, Julia Alvarez Travels Home
In “Afterlife,” even privilege can’t shield a Dominican-American widow from the immigrant’s plight.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Charming 'Hex' Insists On Beauty And Joy
Rebecca Dinerstein Knight's oddball new novel follows a newly unemployed scientist, lovesick for her former mentor — but convinced of her own worth and her need for a life full of beauty.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Parenting When the Family Is Locked Inside
The clinical psychologist Lisa Damour discusses the specific challenges of raising teenagers during the pandemic, and Dwight Garner asks Pamela Paul about putting together the Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Stashed in the Marsh, Left in the Road: Victims Pile Up in Four New Crime Novels
In Marilyn Stasio’s latest column, the body count is high and the murderers more cunning than ever.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Civil War, Then the Long Limbo of Life as a Refugee
In Victoria Jamieson’s “When Stars Are Scattered,” a Somali boy pines for his mother and cares for his little brother with hope and humor during 15 years in a refugee camp.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Good Looks Ran in the Family. So Did Schizophrenia.
In “Hidden Valley Road,” Robert Kolker unspools the story of Mimi and Don Galvin and their 12 children, six of whom developed schizophrenia.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New in Paperback: ‘The Other Americans’ and ‘Bringing Down the Colonel’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Three New Books Explore the Machinery of the Mind
John Kay and Mervyn King’s “Radical Uncertainty,” Stanislas Dehaene’s “How We Learn” and Anthony David’s “Into the Abyss” plumb the depths of the brain.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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