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'The Boatman's Daughter' Dips Her Toes In Horror, Crime And Poetry

Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 7:00am

By Gabino Iglesias

Andy Davidson's novel follows a young girl who scrapes a living working for local criminals along an Arkansas river — but its crime story bumps up against horror in a strange yet seamless fashion.

(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

‘What the Hell Are We Doing Lending Money to a Guy Like This?’

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 4:34pm

By Roger Lowenstein

In “Dark Towers,” David Enrich examines how unchecked ambition dethroned Deutsche Bank from its place at the forefront of German finance.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

A History of Seduction

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 3:50pm

Clement Knox talks about “Seduction,” and Elisabeth Egan discusses Amina Cain’s “Indelicacy.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

How a Fake Priest Duped Oxford and a World-Famous Historian

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 3:26pm

By Lawrence Osborne

In “The Professor and the Parson,” Adam Sisman recounts the life of Robert Parkin Peters: bigamist, phony academic, “Romeo of the Church.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Where America’s Fight for Housing Is an All-Out War

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 2:22pm

By Francesca Mari

Conor Dougherty’s “Golden Gates” examines the nation’s homeless problem through the battles over new development in San Francisco.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

An Undocumented Immigrant Has Information About a Murder. What to Do?

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 1:00pm

By Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Aravind Adiga’s novel “Amnesty” explores the ethical dilemmas of life in the shadows.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

50 States, 50 Love Stories

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 12:50pm

By Tina Jordan, Elisabeth Egan and Ross MacDonald

From sea to shining sea, here’s a tour of unforgettable fiction that explores matters of the heart.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New in Paperback: ‘Survival Math’ and ‘Black Leopard Red Wolf’

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 5:00am

By Maria Russo

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Letters to the Editor

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 5:00am

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

An Adulterer, a Gang Member, a Dystopian Teacher: 3 Novels of American Womanhood

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 5:00am

By Siobhan Jones

Clare Beams’s “The Illness Lesson,” Lee Matalone’s “Home Making” and Melissa Anne Peterson’s “Vera Violet” all star female protagonists at odds with their social surroundings.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

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