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Why Did an Accomplished Writer Fall Silent for Two Decades?

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Daphne Merkin
Elizabeth Tallent’s memoir, “Scratched,” offers some answers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


It’s 2038. The World Is Dust and Forests Are Scarce.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Michael Upchurch
Welcome to “Greenwood,” Michael Christie’s time-hopping, globe-circling novel with apocalyptic themes.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


It’s Time to Unfriend the Internet

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Taylor Lorenz
In “Lurking,” Joanne McNeil examines what it means to be a person online.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


This Novel Is Set in a ’90s M.F.A. Program. The Author Is Aware of Your Concerns.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Andrew Martin
In Teddy Wayne’s new novel, “Apartment,” tensions rise between two Manhattan roommates who aspire to the literati.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Reviving Emily Dickinson in 10 Episodes

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 5:00am
By Megan Marshall
In “These Fevered Days,” Martha Ackmann plumbs pivotal moments in the poet’s life for fresh insight into her mind.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Facebook: The Inside Story' Reveals A Company Made In Its Founder's Image

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 4:01am
By Shannon Bond

Journalist Steven Levy's rich history of the social network traces Facebook's cascading crises to the worldview and early decisions of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

(Image credit: Blue Rider Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Colum McCann Gives Voice to Grieving Fathers, One Israeli and One Palestinian

Monday, February 24, 2020 - 1:33pm
By Julie Orringer
In his new novel, “Apeirogon,” McCann tells the real-life story of two men whose daughters died in the Middle East conflict.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Supreme Inequality' Makes A Case That The Top U.S. Court Has Widened The Wealth Gap

Monday, February 24, 2020 - 5:01am
By Martha Anne Toll

Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

(Image credit: Penguin Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In 'Foul Is Fair,' Lady Macbeth Goes To Prep School

Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 7:00am
By Alethea Kontis

Hannah Capin's new young adult novel is a modern-day retelling of Macbeth — centered on Lady Macbeth, now a high-schooler taking bloody revenge on the prep school boys who assaulted her at a party.

(Image credit: Petra Mayer/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


'Little Constructions' Burns With Unstoppable Rage

Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 7:00am
By Michael Schaub

Anna Burns gained fame in 2018 when her third novel, Milkman, won the Man Booker Prize. Little Constructions is her second novel, about a woman's vendetta against her violent, abusive brother-in-law.

(Image credit: Graywolf Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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