Book Review: ‘Victory City,’ by Salman Rushdie
His new novel is about a kingdom that is founded on pluralism but fails to live up to its ideals.
Book Review: ‘Hell Bent,’ by Leigh Bardugo
In “Hell Bent,” Leigh Bardugo continues the fantastical journey she began in “Ninth House.”
Move Over, Pablo Neruda. Young Chileans Have a New Favorite Poet.
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for literature, was long considered staid. A new generation is reclaiming her as an anti-establishment icon.
The Fourth Monkey
unCovered Review by Debbie Brahmi, Librarian, ACLS Pleasantville Branch
First of all, J.D. Barker is no relation to Clive Barker (I checked!) but if you enjoy a “horrific” read now and then, pick up THE FOURTH MONKEY. Even though this book is basically a crime story, classic cop vs. serial killer, be prepared for graphic violence and a deep dive into the mind of a seriously evil human being. This is an intense, dark, and disturbing story, not everyone’s cup of tea.
The Four Monkey Killer has been terrorizing the people of Chicago for five years until his body is found at the scene of an accident. It appears the deceased has thrown himself into the path of a bus. The body holds several clues as to the identity of the killer, including a diary, which Det. Sam Porter hopes will help him and his team unravel the mystery and find the last missing victim before she dies.
Meanwhile, Sam Porter is battling a few demons of his own…
Barker’s fast-paced writing style keeps you interested from the very beginning. This is a book you will literally not want to put down. Fans of SE7EN and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS will thoroughly enjoy THE FOURTH MONKEY, and the thrills keep coming in the 4MK sequels THE FIFTH TO DIE and THE SIXTH WICKED CHILD.
Review: ‘Maame,’ by Jessica George
In “Maame,” a young woman strives for independence while carrying the weight of her family’s world.
Book Review: ‘The Faraway World,’ by Patricia Engel
The characters in “The Faraway World” seek connection in a disconnected world. Patricia Engel provides it in her own clever way.
Book Review: ’The Sense of Wonder,’ ‘Vintage Contemporaries,’ ‘All the Beauty in the World’
“The Sense of Wonder,” “Vintage Contemporaries” and “All the Beauty in the World” take on the many dramas of Gotham.
Book Review: Children’s Picture Books About Knitting, Sewing and Weaving
A boy embroiders the moon, a girl makes coats for canines and a knitted-cape crusader saves the day.
Book Review: ‘Love, Pamela,’ by Pamela Anderson
Her second memoir — about her small-town coming-of-age, her multiple traumas and Hollywood escapades — is an attempt to set the record straight.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Classic LA noir meets the #MeToo era in the suspense novel 'Everybody Knows'
Jordan Harper's hardboiled plot centers on a "black-bag publicist" who works for a prestige crisis management firm, putting out fires and quieting scandals for Hollywood's elite.
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'After Sappho' brings women in history to life to claim their stories
Selby Wynn Schwartz's debut, longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, is partly a love letter to Virginia Woolf and poet Sappho, partly a work of literary criticism and partly a speculative biography.
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Small-Town Affairs
These romance novels brim with coziness and cupcake bakeries.
R.F. Kuang Is Curious About Something …
The author of “Babel” likes to raise questions that bother her — ones she hopes will bother her readers too.
By the Book Interview: Patricia Engel’s Enduring Friendships Always Include Books
“It touches me when people ask me to read a book because it’s special to them,” says the fiction writer, whose new book is the story collection “The Faraway World.” “It’s like being granted permission to peek inside their soul.”
Newly Published, From Bottled Wishes to Norman Mailer
A selection of recently published books.
'Children of the State' examines the American juvenile justice system
In a new book, Jeff Hobbs, author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, looks at the evolution of the juvenile justice system in America — primarily through people, not statistics.
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Book Review: ‘Against the World,’ by Tara Zahra
In “Against the World,” the historian Tara Zahra examines the promise of liberal internationalism in its early days — and the resentments and suffering it continues to incite.
Book Review: ‘After Sappho,’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz
“After Sappho,” Selby Wynn Schwartz’s debut novel, considers the lives of women artists and intellectuals at the turn of the 20th century.
Book Review: ‘This Other Eden,’ by Paul Harding
In his latest novel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding reimagines the history of a small mixed-race community’s devastating eviction from their homes.
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