This new story collection is marvelous — if a bit meandering
Lydia Millet's characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author's talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.
Book Review: ‘More Everything Forever,’ by Adam Becker
In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological salvation” to critical scrutiny.
Poetry Review: Four New Books Lean Into Calm and Joy
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Book Review: ‘The Acid Queen,’ by Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan traces the life of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who made her husband’s coffee, tripped with him and helped break him out of jail.
Supreme Court Seems Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools
In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.
Tina Knowles, Mother of Superstars, Owns Her Own Story
“Matriarch,” a memoir out Tuesday, explores the trials and hard-worn triumphs that shaped Beyoncé and Solange Knowles’s mom.
Exhibitions Mark “The Great Gatsby’s” 100th Anniversary
The book by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the subject of exhibitions in New York, Minnesota, New Jersey and South Carolina.
Joan Didion leaves one more piece of writing to faithful fans
Didion's book is an intimate chronicle of the author's struggle to help her daughter, even if it meant digging into her own long-unexamined neuroses.
Book Review: ‘Fair Play,’ by Louise Hegarty
Louise Hegarty’s novel, “Fair Play,” nods to classic 1920s detective fiction, with a twist.
Book Review: ‘Gabriele,’ by Anne Berest and Claire Berest
“Gabriële” considers a writer and pivotal figure of the 20th-century avant-garde who nurtured the talents of others.
Book Review: “Sister, Sinner,” a Biography of Aimee Semple McPherson, by Claire Hoffman
In “Sister, Sinner,” Claire Hoffman tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Aimee Semple McPherson, whose mysterious life made headlines in the 1920s.
Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths on Urban and Suburban Life
A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close — living in a Levittown at one point — to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.
These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times
Dorothy Parker's posthumously published collection is Poems; Camilla Barnes' debut novel is The Usual Desire to Kill. Both affirm: sharp humor can be grounded in pain.
The Perfect Marriage
Review by Debbie Brahmi, ACLS Pleasantville Branch
THE PERFECT MARRIAGE is fast-paced psychological thriller that will keep you wondering “whodunit” up until the very end. Fans of Freida McFadden will love this book. It’s a quick, easy read with a delicious twist at the end, and there’s a sequel on the way!
Sarah Morgan, a highly successful Washington, DC, defense attorney, is married to Adam, a not-so successful writer, who convinces his wife to buy a “lake house” so that he can get away from the city and concentrate on his next book. As Adam continues to struggle with his writing, he begins to resent Sarah’s continued success (she becomes a partner in her law firm!) and (no surprise here) he meets and falls in love with another woman as Sarah becomes increasingly unavailable to him due to her insane workload. Adam’s affair with his mistress remains a secret for over a year (!) until her mutilated body is found in the master bedroom at the lake house. All the evidence points to Adam, and he is immediately arrested and charged with first-degree murder, so he calls the best defense lawyer in town, who happens to be his wife. Adam declares his undying love for Sarah, and she agrees to represent him, because despite the fact that he has been cheating on her, she still loves him and is now ready to have the child that he has always wanted, but the trial will test the boundaries of this already fragile marriage.
Read THE PERFECT MARRIAGE to find out if Sarah and Adam live happily ever after…or not.
Supreme Court to Weigh Use of L.G.B.T.Q. Children’s Books in Schools
Parents in Maryland say they have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that storybooks with gay and transgender themes are discussed.
Book Review: ‘Atavists,’ by Lydia Millet
In a new collection, Lydia Millet casts a satirical eye on left-wing culture and its array of character types.
Book Review: ‘Notes to John,’ by Joan Didion
Drawn from her previously unpublished reflections on sessions with a therapist, “Notes to John” is at once slightly sordid and utterly fascinating.
Book Review: ‘Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,’ by Dan Nadel
R. Crumb’s underground comics were instrumental in shaping the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond, Dan Nadel shows in an exemplary new biography.
Feature: ‘Crumb,’ by Dan Nadel
Dan Nadel’s “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life” takes on the good, the bad, the ugly and the weird. Over punk rock vegetarian food, subject and writer compared notes.
Best Forced Proximity Romance Books
The romance author Beth O’Leary recommends books that show off the trope at its best — playful, knowing, original and deliciously satisfying.
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