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A Coke-Snorting Oligarch, a Gangrenous Finger and Other Noir Delights

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 5:00am
By David Gordon
New fiction from Argentina, France and China shows writers exploring the dark side of their imaginations.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Hitler Transformed a Democracy Into a Tyranny

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 5:00am
By Nicholas Stargardt
Peter Fritzsche’s “Hitler’s First Hundred Days” reveals the enormous changes Hitler was able to make in a very short period of time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New in Paperback:

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 5:00am
By Maria Russo
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Need a Distraction? These Thrillers Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 5:00am
By Sarah Lyall
From Mary Kubica’s latest to Graham Moore’s jury room drama and a haunted film set, some of the creepiest suspense stories so far this decade.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Letters to the Editor

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 5:00am
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Mountains Sing' A Song Of Many Voices

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 1:28pm
By Thúy Đinh

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's new novel is a luminous, complex family saga that stretches across decades of Vietnamese history, from the French colonial period, through war and upheaval to the present day.

(Image credit: Petra Mayer/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 12:56pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Emily St. John Mandel Will Read Anything, if She Likes It

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 5:00am
“Life’s too short to spend time with books that you don’t love.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Scientist Puts Things in Perspective

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
You don’t have to be Einstein to appreciate the scope of ‘Until the End of Time.’
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 2:17pm
By Elisabeth Egan and Tina Jordan
Looking for a respite from the news? You might find solace in reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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