Atlantic County Library System

2 Novels About Complicated Nuns

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 7:50am

An atheist in a convent; a bloodthirsty reality show hostess.

How ‘McNeal,’ a Play About A.I., Lured Robert Downey Jr. to Broadway

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 5:04am

By Alexandra Alter

In “McNeal,” the playwright Ayad Akhtar explores the way artificial intelligence is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New Historical Fiction Books Loaded With Witches, Fiends and Demons

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 5:02am

By Alida Becker

These books are perfect for the spooky season.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New Historical Fiction for Halloween

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 5:02am

By Alida Becker

These books are perfect for the spooky season.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘The Great When,’ by Alan Moore, and ‘The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic’

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 5:01am

By Sam Thielman

With the first volume of a new series and an instructional book on magic, the “Watchmen” author wants an imaginary revolution.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Gary Indiana: An Appreciation

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 6:49pm

By Christian Lorentzen

From downtown New York, the writer both scrutinized and kept ahead of a turbulent world.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Gary Indiana, Acerbic Cultural Critic and Novelist, Dies at 74

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 6:43pm

By Penelope Green

He made films, video art and photographs, but was best known as a pioneering art critic and mordant novelist.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Cut Short Amid Allegations Against Neil Gaiman

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 5:28pm

By Jesus Jiménez

The series is the third production linked to the author to face turmoil after allegations made by five women surfaced this summer.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Singer/songwriter Randy Newman looks back on his decades-long music career

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 11:20am

By Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker reviews Robert Hilburn's biography of Newman, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country. Plus, we listen back to a 1998 archival interview with the Grammy Award-winning artist.

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Susanna Clarke Wrote a Hit Novel Set in a Magical Realm. Then She Disappeared.

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 11:02am

By Alexandra Alter

Twenty years after the publication of her fantasy debut, “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell,” Clarke is returning to her richly imagined world of magical England.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

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