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10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 12:48pm

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

'A Castle In The Clouds' Is A Grand Hotel Romp

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 7:00am

By Alethea Kontis

Kerstin Gier's new young adult novel takes place at a grandly faded resort high up in the Swiss Alps, where young intern Sophie is surrounded by a complex, international cast of characters.

(Image credit: Henry Holt & Company)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Isabel Allende Sings the Praises of Process, Peace and Pups

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 5:00am

By Elisabeth Egan

She has her writing routine down to a science. What never gets old is hearing from readers.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Laurie Anderson Needs Your Help Finding an Image From Balzac

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 5:00am

“As the wind passes through windows and slips under doors we meet the characters in the book. If any Times readers know which Balzac book this wind is in — please let me know.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Why We’re Polarized,’ by Ezra Klein: An Excerpt

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 8:29am

An excerpt from “Why We’re Polarized,” by Ezra Klein

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Eating Crow With 'Miss Peregrine' — And Enjoying It

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 7:00am

By Juanita Giles

Our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles says she avoided the Miss Peregrine series for years because it seemed too creepy — but now she regrets all the time the books spent untouched on her shelf.

(Image credit: Quirk Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

‘Run Me to Earth,’ by Paul Yoon: An Excerpt

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 5:01am

An excerpt from “Run Me to Earth,” by Paul Yoon

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East,’ by Kim Ghattas: An Excerpt

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 5:01am

An excerpt from “Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East,” by Kim Ghattas

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Unraveling of the Muslim World

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 5:00am

By David D. Kirkpatrick

Kim Ghattas’s “Black Wave” examines the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran that is tearing the Middle East apart.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Macabre, the Sinister, the Absurd: Story Time Just Got Weirder

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 5:00am

By Maya Chung

Debut fiction by Nicole Flattery, Miriam Cohen and Nicolette Polek unearths the uncanny.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

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