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Book Review: ‘Rammellzee,’ edited by Maxwell Wolf and Jeff Mao

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 5:05am
By Tasman Tobey
How the multi-hyphenate, biracial artist from Far Rockaway influenced 1980s graffiti culture and the downtown New York art scene.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Poem Hitches a Ride on a Rocket, to Infinity and Beyond

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 5:05am
By Elisabeth Egan
NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but a Jupiter-bound mission helped them find common ground.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Deer Run Home,’ by Ann Clare LeZotte

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 5:03am
By Sara Novic
The young language-deprived protagonist of Ann Clare LeZotte’s novel “Deer Run Home” tells her own story, in verse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Night of Power,’ by Robert Fisk

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 5:01am
By Robert F. Worth
In “Night of Power,” Robert Fisk’s posthumous war stories focus on the victims and perpetrators in conflicts across the Middle East.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Waiting for the Fear,’ by Oguz Atay

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 5:00am
By Ayten Tartici
Oguz Atay stretched the possibilities of fiction and critiqued his changing nation with playful, surreal stories.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


7 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 5:43pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Lynda Obst, Producer Who Championed Women in Hollywood, Dies at 74

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 4:28pm
By Clay Risen
She helped make films like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Contact.” She also wrote widely about the industry, for The Times and other publications.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Antonio Skármeta, Who Wrote of Chile’s Tears and Turmoil, Dies at 83

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 2:39pm
By Adam Nossiter
His literary career traced the arc of his country’s modern political journey in stories about ordinary citizens facing repression and arbitrary government.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Price of Power,’ by Michael Tackett

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 12:03pm
By Jennifer Szalai
“The Price of Power,” by Michael Tackett, reveals a legislator for whom political survival has been a top priority — even when it means supporting a “sleazeball” for the presidency.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Best Books About Policing to Read Before the 2024 Election

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 5:02am
By Sam Adler-Bell
Memoirists and scholars explore the issue at every level, from the origins of the war on crime to what comes after “broken windows.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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