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Eddie Van Halen Changed Rock History. Now His Brother Is Telling Their Story.

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:03am

The guitarist and drummer formed the core of the powerhouse band. After Eddie died of cancer in 2020, Alex stayed quiet, but he’s breaking his silence in a new book.

Book Review: ‘A Few Words in Defense of Our Country,’ by Robert Hilburn

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:24pm

A biography of the singer behind “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “Short People” considers a complicated man with a satirical edge.

David Garrard Lowe, Defender of Historic Architecture, Dies at 91

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:23pm

For over 50 years, as a historian, lecturer and author, he fought to protect Beaux-Arts buildings in New York and Chicago from falling to the developer’s wrecking ball.

Book Review: ‘Valley So Low,’ by Jared Sullivan

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:08pm

The 2008 coal ash spill was among the biggest industrial disasters in U.S. history. In a new book, Jared Sullivan recounts the accident, the lawsuits and the lasting damage.

Formerly Classified Documents Get the Fine Art Treatment

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 3:38pm

Hundreds of declassified U.S. Army photos are featured in the new book “Fashion Army.”

Book Review: ‘Polostan,’ by Neal Stephenson

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 3:30pm

“Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century.

Audiobooks to Help You Prepare for Election Day

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:01am

Gripping histories, cleareyed memoirs and satirical fiction can help you make sense of our political moment.

Book Review: ‘Blood Test,’ by Charles Baxter

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:01am

Charles Baxter’s new novel is a snapshot of a troubled America, disguised as a speculative comedy.

Book Review: ‘Clean,’ by Alia Trabucco Zerán

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:00am

In “Clean,” a domestic worker for a wealthy family tells her side of a tragic story.

Book Review: ‘Beyond the Big Lie,’ by Bill Adair

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 10/14/2024 - 5:01am

In “Beyond the Big Lie,” Bill Adair worries that the world of spin and fabrication in America has gotten out of hand.

Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive 'Shred Sisters'

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 10/14/2024 - 5:00am

Betsy Lerner's debut novel weaves together the ordinary and the erratic to tell the story of a middle-class Jewish family whose suburban life is turned upside down by mental illness.

Book Review: ‘Unredacted,’ by Christopher Steele; ‘Interference,’ by Aaron Zebley, James Quarles and Andrew Goldstein

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 10/13/2024 - 5:00am

Two new books explore the messy business of uncovering Russian interference in American elections.

Book Review: ‘Don’t Be a Stranger,’ by Susan Minot

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 10/13/2024 - 5:00am

In “Don’t Be a Stranger,” Susan Minot once again explores female desire, staging a romantic collision between a divorced mother and a much younger musician.

Book Review: ‘Dogs and Monsters,’ by Mark Haddon

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 10/13/2024 - 5:00am

The new story collection by Mark Haddon takes inspiration from Greek myths, H.G. Wells and Snoopy.

Boris Johnson Makes a Case for Trump’s Return, and Perhaps, His Own

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 5:03am

In his memoir, “Unleashed,” the former prime minister is “optimistic” about the possibility that Donald J. Trump could regain the White House.

Horror Books for Beginners Who Scare Easy

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 5:02am

Looking to dip your toe into horror this Halloween season? Entry-level thrills by Shirley Jackson, Victor LaValle and T. Kingfisher are a good place to start.

Book Review: ‘Women’s Hotel,’ by Daniel Lavery

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 5:00am

Daniel M. Lavery’s debut novel collects vignettes from inside the Biedermeier, a second-rate, rapidly waning establishment in midcentury New York City.

Book Review: ‘Mammoth,’ by Eva Baltasar

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 10/12/2024 - 5:00am

The protagonist of Eva Baltasar’s novel “Mammoth” contains multitudes, and that’s the way she likes it.

6,500 Times Best Sellers and 100 Years of Jimmy Carter

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/11/2024 - 7:00pm

A reporter counted every best seller about U.S. presidents published since The Times started tracking book sales in 1931. The process took some patience.

Overlooked No More: Mariama Bâ, Voice of African Feminism

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/11/2024 - 6:47pm

She became a literary star in Senegal with novels that addressed women’s issues as the country, newly free from French colonial rule, was discovering its identity.

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