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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


What if You Could Live in All Your Parallel Universes at Once?

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 5:00am
By Weike Wang
In her debut novel, “The Schrödinger Girl,” Laurel Brett uses a collegiate affair to make a quantum theoretical question literal.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In These Elegant Comics, Love and Darkness Collide

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 5:00am
By Ed Park
Brace yourself for stories that are twisted in the best sense of the word.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:19pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Keeping The Dark At Bay: A 2020 Poetry Preview

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 7:00am
By Craig Morgan Teicher

Poet and critic Craig Morgan Teicher presents his annual roundup of the poetry he's looking forward to. This year, he's showcasing a group of poets who he says are holding the darkness at bay.

(Image credit: dedalusj)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Matches Made Between the Covers

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 5:00am
By Seymour Chwast
Matches Made Between the Covers
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What’s It Like for an Author to See Her Story Turned Into TV?

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
Celeste Ng talks about the journey of “Little Fires Everywhere” from her head to Hulu.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How Libraries Saved Cheryl Strayed

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 5:00am
As a girl, the author of “Wild” and “Tiny Beautiful Things” spent hours studying Scholastic book club catalogs. But “my family was too poor to pay for the books,” she says.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'Djinn Patrol' Captures The Lost Light Of India's Vanished Children

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 1:23pm
By Maureen Corrigan

Deepa Anappara's debut novel defies characterization. Set in a sprawling Indian slum, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line centers on a trio of kids who venture out to look for a missing classmate.

(Image credit: NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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