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Revisiting Marriage and ‘Dept. of Speculation’

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 9:53am

This week, Leslie Jamison reviews Jenny Offill’s new novel, “Weather.” In 2014, Roxane Gay wrote for the Book Review about “Dept. of Speculation,” Offill’s novel about a fractured marriage between a writer and a radio broadcaster.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

What Happens When Flowers Have Too Much Power?

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 5:00am

By Tamara Shopsin

An artist illustrates her fascination with a frightening book.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’ Is Emotional, Planetary and Very Turbulent

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 5:00am

By Leslie Jamison

Composed in the same fragmented style as her much admired “Dept. of Speculation,” the author’s new novel takes on climate change in a deeply human context.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Letters to the Editor

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 5:00am

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

What Happens When Flowers Have Too Much Power?

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 5:00am

By Tamara Shopsin

An artist illustrates her fascination with a frightening book.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New in Paperback: ‘Bad Blood’ and ‘Lost Children Archive’

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 5:00am

By Maria Russo

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 2:43pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Stories In 'Verge' Are Beautiful, But Don't Quite Satisfy

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 12:00pm

By Kamil Ahsan

Lidia Yuknavitch's new story collection is weighed down by strangely predictable structures and obvious metaphors — but in places it's rivetingly insightful, and one story towers above the rest.

(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

'The Mercies' Is A Spark Of Light On A Bleak Shore

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 10:00am

By Caitlyn Paxson

Kiran Millwood Hargrave's new novel takes place in a 17th century Norwegian fishing village devastated by a storm that swallows husbands, brothers and fathers, leaving the women to survive alone.

(Image credit: Little, Brown and Company)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Why Gish Jen Hasn’t Read One of the Most Acclaimed Books of 2019

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 5:00am

“The title evokes yoga for me and, much as I love yoga, I am allergic to books with a namaste vibe.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews