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‘Wuthering Heights’ Reimagined as a 1960s Affair

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 5:00am
By Lucy Scholes
In “Heathcliff Redux,” the novella at the heart of Lily Tuck’s new collection, an unnamed narrator becomes obsessed with her own Heathcliff.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


She Found Carson McCullers’s Love Letters. They Taught Her Something About Herself.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 5:00am
By Megan O’Grady
In “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers,” Jenn Shapland describes how studying the novelist, who died in 1967, helped her reckon with her own identity.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Philanderers, Predators and Pickup Artists: A History

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 5:00am
By Alex Kuczynski
In “Seduction,” Clement Knox chronicles the lives of famous enticers through the ages.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘The Cactus League,’ by Emily Nemens: An Excerpt

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “The Cactus League,” by Emily Nemens
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Winning Baseball Novel by the Editor of The Paris Review

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 5:00am
By Charles McGrath
Emily Nemens’s kaleidoscopic debut takes readers on a beyond-the-stadium tour of spring training in Phoenix.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘A Woman Like Her: The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star,’ by Sanam Maher: An Excerpt

Sunday, February 2, 2020 - 2:23pm
An excerpt from “A Woman Like Her: The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star,” by Sanam Maher
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


For February, 3 Romances That Are Short And Candy-Sweet

Sunday, February 2, 2020 - 7:00am
By Maya Rodale

February means Valentine's Day — and no one feels the pressure to be romantic like characters in romance novels. This month we've got three short and sweet stories with guaranteed happy endings.

(Image credit: Carina Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Coincidence Distracts From The Creeps In 'The Other People'

Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 7:00am
By Bethanne Patrick

C.J. Tudor's latest follows a man obsessed with proving his young daughter — supposedly killed in an accident — is still alive. It's atmospheric, but slightly shakier than Tudor's past books.

(Image credit: Ballantine Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Probing the Murder of a Pakistani Internet Sensation

Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Amy Waldman
“A Woman Like Her,” by Sanam Maher, investigates the killing of a 26-year-old social-media celebrity by her brother, and a culture in which independent, outspoken women are not easily tolerated.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


After Living as a Woman for Decades, He Staged His Own Gender Reveal

Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 5:00am
By Garrard Conley
P. Carl’s memoir takes readers on the most personal journey there is.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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