Book Review: ‘Encounterism,’ by Andy Field
Conceived before the pandemic, Andy Field’s ode to sharing space in person glosses over the ways our everyday habits seem to have changed for good.
'Crook Manifesto' takes Colson Whitehead's heist hero in search of Jackson 5 tickets
The playful second book in the author's Harlem Trilogy shows Ray Carney scheming how to get his teenage daughter into the concert of her dreams. Alarming capers ensue.
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Review: ‘Silver Nitrate,’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel, “Silver Nitrate,” is about friends whose attempt to lift an old curse unleashes something even more terrifying.
Two new books take an unusual approach to music history and blues appreciation
Ken Tucker reviews Robert McCormick's Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey, and Robert Mugge's Notes from the Road: A Filmmaker's Journey Through American Music.
What Does it Mean to be Blind? A Writer Chronicles the Loss of His Vision.
In “The Country of the Blind,” Andrew Leland explores the history, the culture and the experiences of blind people
Harry G. Frankfurt, Philosopher With a Surprise Best Seller, Dies at 94
He spent his career exploring will and deceit. Then came a sudden success: a bluntly titled book that found that one strain of dishonesty with a barnyard name was worse than lying.
Book Review: ‘No One Prayed Over Their Graves,’ by Khaled Khalifa
Khaled Khalifa’s new novel follows two friends through disaster and religious tension in early-20th-century Syria.
Some books are made for summer. NPR staffers share their all-time favorites
A few weeks ago we asked NPR staffers to share their favorite summer reads. Old, new, fiction, nonfiction — as long as it was great for hot and hazy hammock reading, it was fair game.
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Book Review: ‘Vanishing Maps,’ by Cristina García
“Vanishing Maps” returns to the del Pino family, now spread across three continents and four generations.
Book Review: ‘The Anniversary,’ by Stephanie Bishop
In her new psychological thriller, “The Anniversary,” Stephanie Bishop follows an emerging writer after a tragedy on a cruise.
Marga Minco, Who Chronicled Jewish Life in Wartime, Dies at 103
Her first and best-known book, “Het Bittere Kruid” (“Bitter Herbs”), described her experiences as a young woman after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940.
Carlos Alberto Montaner, Prominent Critic of Castro’s Cuba, Dies at 80
After fleeing the island in 1961, he became one of the leading voices of opposition against the country’s Communist dictatorship.
A Type-A teen and a spontaneous royal outrun chaos in 'The Prince & The Apocalypse'
Nothing goes right for American Wren Wheeler during a trip to London. And that's before the overthinking 18-year-old meets a prince — and they both learn a comet is hurtling toward Earth.
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Summer Birthdays, Casablanca and Boreal Forests
A critic recommends old and new books.
Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling.
Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling.
Was She Murdered? Kidnapped? Or Did She Fake Her Own Disappearance?
In Polly Stewart’s novel, “The Good Ones,” a professor investigates what happened when her best friend vanished 20 years earlier.
Was She Murdered? Kidnapped? Or Did She Fake Her Own Disappearance?
In Polly Stewart’s novel, “The Good Ones,” a professor investigates what happened when her best friend vanished 20 years earlier.
Book Review: ‘Returning Light,’ by Robert L. Harris
In “Returning Light,” Robert L. Harris reflects on his many years as the caretaker of a lonely outpost off the west coast of Ireland.
The Year Is Half Over. Here Are the Books You Might Have Missed.
A look back at 2023’s buzziest titles so far.
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