In Post-9/11 New York, a Newlywed Reckons With Her Own Lost Past
Jessi Jezewska Stevens’s debut novel, “The Exhibition of Persephone Q,” features a woman who is unwittingly the central subject of a photography show.
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For 30 Years, He Assumed the Identity of His Dead Friend. Now He’s Coming Clean.
In Maisy Card’s debut novel, “These Ghosts Are Family,” a Jamaican immigrant reckons with a decades-old lie in 21st-century Harlem.
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A Literary Dinner Party? Anne Enright Would Prefer Lunch
“Somewhere outdoors in the sunshine, with a walk afterwards,” says the Booker-winning author of “Actress” and other books. “I am not as interested in what people say as in where they look.”
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New & Noteworthy, From RuPaul to a Nine-Dish Meal
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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Life Is Hard, So Why Not Wear Your Dog? Questions For Laura Zigman
Laura Zigman's compassionate, occasionally cringey and ultimately comforting new novel follows a middle-aged woman as she comes to terms with the ways her life hasn't turned out the way she'd hoped.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Witchcraft, Field Hockey And 1980s Massachusetts Meet In 'We Ride Upon Sticks'
In Quan Barry's charming novel, a team's luck changes when its members pledge themselves to the forces of eternal darkness by signing a spiral notebook with Emilio Estevez's face on it.
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A Novelist-Turned-Cabby Hates His Life. Thanks to Uber, It’s About to Get Worse.
Lee Durkee’s sophomore novel, “The Last Taxi Driver,” mirrors his own experience behind the wheel of a cab.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In an Enchanted World, Echoes of Today’s Political Dramas
Living in a haunted nation, the 11-year-old hero of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s “Mañanaland” faces difficult questions about refugees and altruism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Stymied By Perfectionism, 'Scratched' Author Struggles To Break Free
Elizabeth Tallent's profound memoir explores writer's block and the allure of perfectionism. After her third short story collection came out in 1993, she didn't publish another book for 22 years.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Poems of Love and Desire That Push Back Against Oppression
In “Postcolonial Love Poem,” Natalie Diaz takes a traditional form and makes it her own, centering the experiences of queer women of color.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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