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'Hood Feminism' Is A Call For Solidarity In A Less-Than-Inclusive Movement

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 4:59am
By Ericka Taylor

Mikki Kendall reveals how feminism has failed to consider populations too often excluded from the movement's banner — and forgotten to weigh the breadth of issues affecting the daily lives of many.

(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 1:29pm
By Thomas Mallon
“The Mirror and the Light” concludes Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” trilogy with another Tudor panoply viewed entirely through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ross Douthat Has a Vision of America. It’s Grim.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 11:00am
By Mark Lilla
In “The Decadent Society” Douthat argues that cultural exhaustion and world-weariness are sapping the strength of the United States.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Can Cities Save America?

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 10:33am
By Mason B. Williams
In “The Nation City,” Rahm Emanuel argues that we have to shift our focus away from Washington and toward urban centers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Who Is the Dalai Lama?

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Donald S. Lopez
An expert explores the life of the man Tibetans call ‘Wish-Fulfilling Jewel.’
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Erik Larson Recounts How Churchill Brought Britain Back From the Brink During Its Darkest Hour

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Candice Millard
Larson’s “The Splendid and the Vile” is a tale of courage, suffering and defiance at the time of the London Blitz.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Suffrage to Sexism

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


An Oil Boom, a Missing Body and a Native Woman’s Quest to Find It

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By David Treuer
“Yellow Bird,” by Sierra Crane Murdoch, paints a gripping portrait of life on Fort Berthold Reservation, through the eyes of a local woman determined to solve a murder.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Offers a Front-Row Seat on Voracious Ambition

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Natasha Singer
For his new book, the veteran technology reporter Steven Levy gained abundant access to Mark Zuckerberg and firsthand knowledge of his quest for power.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Real-Life J.F.K. Lover, Murdered in 1964, Stars in Two New Novels

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Michael Callahan
“The Lost Diary of M” and “JFK and Mary Meyer” are both fictional diaries of the A-list Washington socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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