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‘MBS’ Chronicles the Shockingly Young, Powerful and Ruthless Saudi Crown Prince

Monday, March 9, 2020 - 5:00am
By Christopher Dickey
The new book by Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Beirut bureau chief, draws on dozens of interviews to yield a disturbing portrait of unchecked ambition.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'The Mirror And The Light' Author Says Trilogy Is: 'The Central Project Of My Life'

Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 8:43am

The Mirror and the Light is beloved writer Hilary Mantel's last novel in her acclaimed series about Thomas Cromwell.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


There's 'Every Reason' To Read This Charming Love Story On Ice

Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 7:00am
By Alethea Kontis

Sara Fujimura's new novel is a rich, emotionally layered story about two talented teenage ice-skaters learning to balance life on and off the ice — and also, a lot of deliciously detailed food.

(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Thomas Piketty Turns Marx on His Head

Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 3:00am
By Paul Krugman
Piketty’s latest book, “Capital and Ideology,” takes a global overview to inequality and other pressing economic issues of our time.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Fast, Complex And Funny, 'Deacon King Kong' Is A Love Letter To New York City

Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 7:00am
By Gabino Iglesias

James McBride's latest novel starts with a shooting: A broken down preacher shoots the local drug dealer, who dodges at the last minute, losing an ear — and kicking off a chain of consequences.

(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Girl, Interrupted

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 5:16pm
By Katie Roiphe
In her unsettling debut novel, “My Dark Vanessa,” Kate Russell juxtaposes a creepy account of abuse and a love story.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


James McBride Talks About ‘Deacon King Kong’

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 4:45pm
McBride discuss his latest novel, and Rebecca Solnit talks about “Recollections of My Nonexistence.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Linda Sue Park Rewrites ‘Little House on the Prairie’ with an Asian-American Heroine

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 3:31pm
By Nalini Jones
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic pioneer series is often called racially insensitive. With “Prairie Lotus,” a Korean-American author offers an alternative.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Rebecca Solnit Found Her Voice

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 3:28pm
By Jenny Odell
In her new memoir, “Recollections of My Nonexistence,” the admired author and activist recalls coming of age and acquiring confidence as a woman and a writer.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Can You Dismantle White Supremacy With Words?

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 1:20pm
By Kaitlyn Greenidge
In “Stamped,” Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds team up to help teenagers understand — and combat — racism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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