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Edel Rodriguez Isn’t Afraid to Live With the Consequences

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 5:02am

The political artist drew some of the most provocative images of the Trump presidency. “Worm,” his new graphic memoir of emigrating from Cuba to the U.S., skewers the powerful once more.

Book Review: ‘The Longest Minute,’ by Matthew J. Davenport, and ‘Portal,’ by John King

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 4:10pm

Two books — “The Longest Minute,” by Matthew J. Davenport, and “Portal,” by John King — examine the City by the Bay’s resiliency from very different angles.

Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat.

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 12:06pm

At home in California, Streisand talks about her new memoir, exploring the movies and men of her life, and her determination to control her own art.

Jean-Baptiste Andrea Wins Goncourt Prize For “Veiller Sur Elle”

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 7:35am

The prestigious French literary award went to “Watching Over Her,” or “Veiller Sur Elle,” an almost 600-page novel set in 20th-century Italy.

Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady — she made herself one

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 5:00am

At nearly 1,000 pages long, My Name Is Barbra is the ultimate exercise in directorial control, and a celebration of women's authorship.

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Book Review: ‘Again and Again,’ by Jonathan Evison

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 5:00am

In Jonathan Evison’s new novel, “Again and Again,” a curmudgeonly old man in an elder-care facility finds an unlikely connection as he recounts the stories of his past lives.

Book Review: ‘The Future,’ by Naomi Alderman

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 5:00am

Naomi Alderman’s new novel imagines an end of the world that only the wealthiest can survive — or can they?

Book Review: ‘Sins of the Shovel,’ by Rachel Morgan

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 5:00am

In “Sins of the Shovel,” Rachel Morgan describes the dark, chaotic early days of American archaeology.

Book Review: ‘My Name is Barbra,’ by Barbra Streisand

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 12:01am

In a chatty and candid new memoir, Barbra Streisand talks about her early determination to be famous and tallies the hurdles and helpers she met along the way.

3 new poetry collections taking the pulse of the times

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 11:53am

Here are three of the first poetry collections to register the still-unfolding social and physical fallout of the pandemic and Trump-era politics.

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Book Review: ‘The Fund,’ by Rob Copeland

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 11:32am

In Rob Copeland’s “The Fund,” we learn about the notorious hedge-fund giant Ray Dalio — and the manipulative professional hellscape over which he has presided.

Book Review: ‘Baumgartner,’ by Paul Auster

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 9:49am

In “Baumgartner,” a professor contends with mortality and the haunting memory of his wife.

How Rebecca Yarros Packed Dragons, Magic and Steamy Sex Into a Blockbuster Fantasy

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 5:02am

Yarros drew on her experience with chronic illness and life in a military family to write “Fourth Wing,” a huge best seller that spawned a spicy fantasy series.

Book Review: ‘Class,’ by Stephanie Land

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 5:01am

In her second memoir, the author of “Maid” recounts the struggle of getting educated in America below the poverty line.

Book Review: ‘Correction,’ by Ben Austen

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 5:00am

In “Correction,” Ben Austen investigates a system meant to promote rehabilitation, and reward prisoners who change, but that no longer seems to work the way it was intended.

Book Review: ‘A Death in Malta,’ by Paul Caruana Galizia

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 11/05/2023 - 5:00am

Daphne Caruana Galizia devoted her life to exposing Malta’s pervasive corruption, writes her son, the journalist Paul Caruana Galizia, in “A Death in Malta.”

Book Review: ‘The Picnic,’ by Matthew Longo

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 11/05/2023 - 5:00am

Matthew Longo’s new book details how ordinary citizens helped speed the downfall of the Soviet empire.

A Scholarly Scoundrel and a Monkish Detective

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 11/04/2023 - 8:37am

Our critic recommends “Hermit of Peking,” by Hugh Trevor-Roper, and “A Morbid Taste for Bones,” by Ellis Peters.

What Happens to Illustrators When Robots Can Draw Robots?

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 11/04/2023 - 5:01am

Illustrators have made a living creating book covers. Now, artificial intelligence is learning to make art.

Book Review: ‘A Nearby Country Called Love,’ by Salar Abdoh

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 11/04/2023 - 5:00am

Salar Abdoh’s latest novel, “A Nearby Country Called Love,” explores the complexities of relationships, sexuality and cultural norms in modern Iran.

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