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Newly Published, From Nuclear Close Calls to Hollywood’s Greatest Love Affair
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘The Stolen Coast,’ by Dwyer Murphy
“The Stolen Coast,” by Dwyer Murphy, is a heist novel involving rough diamonds, crooked lawyers and masters of the double cross.
Book Review: ‘Strip Tees,’ by Kate Flannery
Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” is a racy, thoughtful memoir of her tenure during the rise and fall of the controversial retail company.
Minnie Bruce Pratt, Celebrated Poet of Lesbian Life, Dies at 76
Her collection “Crime Against Nature,” which recounts her losing custody of her children after she came out, made her a literary star — and a target of conservatives.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Mary Ann Hoberman, Rhyming Children’s Author, Dies at 92
She wrote whimsical tales about the little things in a child’s life. “A House Is a House for Me” won a National Book Award.
What Jon Bonné Learned From Writing ‘The New French Wine’
For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising.
'The Beast You Are' is smart, self-aware, fun, creepy, and strange
These Paul Tremblay stories — a wildly entertaining mix of literary horror, psychological suspense and science fiction — will be more than enough to make readers into immediate fans.
(Image credit: William Morrow)
Book Review: ‘Into the Bright Sunshine,’ by Samuel G. Freedman
In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.
Book Review: ‘Crook Manifesto,’ by Colson Whitehead
“Crook Manifesto,” set in the 1970s, finds the “Harlem Shuffle” protagonist Ray Carney drawn back into the game in order to score Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter.
Book Review: ‘The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale,’ by Jon Klassen
The title character in Jon Klassen’s new chapter book, “The Skull,” is the personification of his unique brand of expressionless humor.
I Scream, You Scream, the Kennedys Scream for Ice Cream
While researching her best-selling book, “White House by the Sea,” Kate Storey inquired about dessert that unites us.
Hua Hsu: An Interview
“A collection of these issues would undoubtedly be my favorite book that no one has heard of,” says the author of the memoir “Stay True,” one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2022. “If you are reading this, please write me!”
Poem: Peridots of Kings
A postapocalyptic landscape and a stark view of the present, hollowed out but for the corporate interests.
Book Review: ‘The Militia House,’ by John Milas
In “The Militia House,” by John Milas, an abandoned building in Afghanistan captivates and terrifies the Marines stationed nearby.
A lost world comes alive in 'Through the Groves,' a memoir of pre-Disney Florida
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull grew up in the rural interior of Central Florida during the 1960s and '70s. Her memoir evokes a land of perfect citrus, and the cruel costs of its harvest.
(Image credit: MacMillan)
Milan Kundera: An Appreciation
His best novels, charged with a distrust of authority, retain their sweep and power.
In 'The Vegan,' a refreshing hedge-fund protagonist
Andrew Lipstein achieves the difficult feat of realistically animating a hedge fund manager who talks and moves as real hedge fund managers might, but who is compelling and not overly alienating.
(Image credit: Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
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