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‘The King at the Edge of the World,’ by Arthur Phillips: An Excerpt

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “The King at the Edge of the World,” by Arthur Phillips
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Indelicacy,’ by Amina Cain: An Excerpt

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “Indelicacy,” by Amina Cain
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘The Resisters,’ by Gish Jen: An Excerpt

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “The Resisters,” by Gish Jen
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy,’ by Eilene Zimmerman: An Excerpt

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy,” by Eilene Zimmerman
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Tiger, Snowplow, Helicopter and Free-Range Parents, Listen Up!

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am
By Cathi Hanauer
Madeline Levine’s new book has a message for anyone raising kids: Get squiggly.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In 1980s Glasgow, a World of Pain Made Bearable by Love

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am
By Leah Hager Cohen
Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” follows a boy and his family as things go from bad to worse to excruciating in a fierce but loving tale.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Masculine Mystique: A New Kind of Trans Memoir

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jordy Rosenberg
Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s “Something That May Shock and Discredit You” contains hilarious, transcendent “memoir-adjacent” essays on gender.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Myth of the Silent, Sulky, Horny Teenage Boy

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am
By Lauren Smith Brody
Two new books challenge the assumption that it’s impossible to reach that kid with the wispy mustache. In fact, reaching him is more important than ever.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Caffeine to the Space Race

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Zonked on Vicodin in the Corner Office

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am
By Jay McInerney
Jay McInerney on two new accounts of drug addiction in the white-collar world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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