Stuck in a Rut? You’re Not Alone.
Change is hard; everybody knows that. These books might provide the gentle nudge you need.
What Tucker Carlson’s Text Message Says About His Code of Whiteness
The racial ideology revealed in the former Fox News host’s text message.
Newly Published, From Roller Disco to ‘Frankenstein’ With Dinosaurs
A selection of recently published books.
'Shy' follows the interior monologue of a troubled teen boy
Max Porter's compulsively readable primal scream of a novel offers a compassionate portrait of boy jerked around by uncontrollable mood swings that lead to self-sabotaging decisions.
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Book Review: ‘Homegrown,’ by Jeffrey Toobin
“Homegrown,” by Jeffrey Toobin, revisits the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, finding ominous parallels between the bomber’s anti-government extremism and the views of Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
Book Review: ‘The Covenant of Water,’ by Abraham Verghese
“The Covenant of Water” follows three generations of a close-knit and haunted family in southwestern India.
'The Covenant of Water' tells the story of three generations in South India
Much will be written about Abraham Verghese's latest novel in the coming months and years; it's a literary feat that deserves to be lauded as much as those of the likes of Dickens and Eliot.
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Healing the Unsung Healers
In Sarah DiGregorio’s “Taking Care,” the author explores the history, culture and crucial importance of nurses.
Book Review: ‘Homebodies,’ by Tembe Denton-Hurst
In Tembe Denton-Hurst’s new novel, “Homebodies,” a young woman loses her New York media job and must figure out how to restart her life.
Book Review: ‘The World at My Back,’ by Thomas Melle
“The World at My Back,” by the German writer Thomas Melle, presents the details of his psychotic breakdowns and their painful aftermaths.
Book Review: ‘Shy,’ by Max Porter
“Shy,” by Max Porter, offers a look inside the multidimensional consciousness of a troubled young man.
Book Review: ‘His Majesty’s Airship,’ by S.C. Gwynne
In “His Majesty’s Airship,” S.C. Gwynne tells of the doomed dirigible R101, and the man behind a disaster.
Educated
unCovered review by Lisa Michel, ACLS Mays
Landing Branch
There is a fantastic book I would love to
recommend to anyone interested. It is called EDUCATED by Tara Westover. It is a biography of
a woman who grew up in the mountains with a survivalist family that did not
believe in government, hospitals, or anything that the mountain or God didn’t
provide. She and her many siblings did not have traditional education or
really much of an education at all. Her parents were extremists in their
thinking and pushed those beliefs on their children. This book is about one
woman’s life. She was raised in a rough and brutal environment during childhood
with her parent’s values ingrained into her. She was introduced to society off
the mountain in her early adulthood. Seeing the contrast in lifestyles,
as well as the learning curve to adjust from one to the other was fascinating.
Also, this book touches a lot on mental health and the extreme effects
it can have on families, especially when it is undiagnosed and untreated.
This book is a coming-of-age book that really had my emotions all over
the place. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good book.
Book Review: ‘Death of an Author,’ by Aidan Marchine
“Death of an Author” is a murder mystery coaxed from artificial-intelligence tools like ChatGPT.
Book Review: ‘The Ferryman,’ by Justin Cronin
In Justin Cronin’s novel “The Ferryman,” residents of enjoy respectable, cultured lives — until their memories are wiped.
Book Review: ‘Traffic,’ by Ben Smith
In “Traffic,” the journalist Ben Smith chronicles the nerdy genius, driven egos and moral experimentation of the internet’s contagious media pioneers.
Book Review: ‘La Tercera,’ by Gina Apostol
Gina Apostol’s new novel, “La Tercera,” is about a writer and her ancestry, but its most profound preoccupation is language.
Book Review: ‘Birth,’ by Rebecca Grant
In “Birth,” Rebecca Grant examines the experience of childbirth in the United States through the experiences of three women.
New Thrillers From William Landay, Nathan Oates and Juan Gómez-Jurado
Our thrillers columnist on three new nail-biters.
Book Review: ‘The Half Moon,’ by Mary Beth Keane
On its surface, Mary Beth Keane’s new novel is about a faltering marriage. But it’s also about small moments that matter.
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