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Jeremy O. Harris: Brandon Taylor ‘Subjugates Us With the Deft Hand of a Dom’

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jeremy O. Harris
In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Lesbian Who’s Not a Lesbian Walks Into a Bar, and ...

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jen McDonald
William T. Vollmann’s novel “The Lucky Star,” part of his “transgender trilogy,” is fixated on femininity and the ways it is performed.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy, From Beautiful Crime to Essays on Identity

Tuesday, February 18, 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


Her Blog Post About Uber Upended Big Tech. Now She’s Written a Memoir.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 5:00am
By Sheelah Kolhatkar
In “Whistleblower,” Susan Fowler, a former software engineer at Uber, describes the harassment she endured while working at the company.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What’s Driving the Millennial Political Takeover?

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 5:00am
By Kate Nocera
Mayors’ offices, city councils and Congress are flooded with young people. In “The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For,” Charlotte Alter explains why.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Real Story of the Royal Air Force’s World War II ‘Dambusters’ Raid

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 5:00am
By Richard Toye
Max Hastings’s “Operation Chastise” takes a close look at one of the most famous episodes of the war.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Gun Shop and a Family Prone to Breakdowns: What Could Go Wrong?

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 5:00am
By Idra Novey
“Little Constructions,” by Anna Burns, features a large cast of relatives in a criminal-run Irish town during the Troubles.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Uber Whistleblower Takes On Silicon Valley, Armed With Stoic Philosophy

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 12:01am
By Camila Domonoske

In 2017, Susan Fowler published a blog post that revealed Uber's misogynistic corporate culture — and helped change the world. In her memoir, she urges readers not to see her as a victim.

(Image credit: Eric Risberg/AP)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Just a Few Billion Years Left to Go

Monday, February 17, 2020 - 5:00am
By Dennis Overbye
In “Until the End of Time,” the best-selling physicist Brian Greene explains how the universe will dissolve and what it all meant.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In 'The Only Child,' The Thrills Might Be Lost In Translation

Sunday, February 16, 2020 - 7:00am
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mi-Ae Seo's novel has a great premise: The Bad Seed meets The Silence of the Lambs. But this tale of a psychologist and her creepy stepdaughter is hampered by its structure and stilted, strange prose.

(Image credit: Ecco)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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