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Book Review: ‘Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story,’ by Julie K. Brown

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 3:01pm

In “Perversion of Justice,” Julie K. Brown expands on her explosive 2018 series for The Miami Herald on the notorious financier to explore how he was able to avoid criminal prosecution for sex crimes for so long.

Loneliness Is A Communal Experience In 'Seek You'

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 11:15am

Kristen Radtke's Seek You looks at isolation as a problem — and investigates where it comes from, how it shapes us, and why we should battle against it.

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A Black Writer Found Tolerance in France, and a Different Racism

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 11:06am

In William Gardner Smith’s 1963 novel “The Stone Face,” a journalist sees parallels between French bigotry toward Arabs and his treatment at home.

Are You My Mother? In This Novel, the Answer Is Complicated.

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 10:08am

“I Couldn’t Love You More” introduces three generations of women grappling with secrets, shame and an inexorable bond.

‘I Couldn’t Love You More,’ by Esther Freud: An Excerpt

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 10:07am

An excerpt from “I Couldn’t Love You More,” by Esther Freud

The Bombs May Have Stopped, but War’s Scars Still Run Deep

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 10:06am

Anuk Arudpragasam’s “A Passage North” traces a journey across a country reeling from a decades-long conflict.

Solving the Mystery of Her Daughter’s Death, Parkinson’s Be Damned

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 10:04am

“Elena Knows,” by the Argentine writer Claudia Piñeiro, follows a woman impaired by illness on a quest across Buenos Aires.

A Novel Charts Earth’s Path From Lush Eden to Barren Hellscape

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

Ecological disaster ties together the three strands of Matt Bell’s stark yet hopeful “Appleseed.”

Looking for a Funny Novel Set in Washington, D.C.? Start here.

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

In “Rachel to the Rescue,” Elinor Lipman ushers readers into the Beltway with her signature blend of wit and charm.

New & Noteworthy, From Finding Joy to Offbeat Sports Stories

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

Fernando Pessoa: Office Worker, Occultist, Galaxy of Writers

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

A new biography by Richard Zenith offers a sharper picture of the Portuguese master, who contained multitudes.

Fiction Based on Real People and Places, for Better and for Worse

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

These novels have roots in the good, the bad and the ugly parts of history.

Tracking ‘Strange Beasts of China’ With Booze, Smokes and Sleuthing

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

Set in a fictional Chinese city, Yan Ge’s novel features a bestiary of mysterious creatures and a cryptozoologist narrator who is trying to study and classify them.

It’s All in the Family in These New Novels From Veteran Authors

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

Joyce Maynard and Diane Johnson are both writing about women looking back on life. Luckily for their readers, the excitement continues.

A Novel of City Walks Pays Tribute to Flâneurs of the Past

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

“To Walk Alone in the Crowd,” by Antonio Muñoz Molina, follows an unnamed narrator across Madrid, Paris and New York.

An Acerbic Millennial Sex Comedy That Grows Fangs

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

In Beth Morgan’s shape-shifting debut, “A Touch of Jen,” a young Brooklyn couple grow increasingly obsessed with their Instagram crush.

Animal Electrocutions, Lobotomies and Other Tales of Wicked Science

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

In his new book, “The Icepick Surgeon,” Sam Kean details evil misdeeds conducted in the name of scientific inquiry.

Getting Away With Murder, Literally

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

In his true-crime history, “The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream,” Dean Jobb explains how a Victorian-era serial killer escaped arrest for so long.

Uprooted for Their Husbands’ Jobs, and Eager to Shine on Their Own

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00am

In her new novel, “Embassy Wife,” Katie Crouch takes readers on a tour of expat life in Namibia.

Book Review: ‘Landslide,’ by Michael Wolff

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 07/12/2021 - 8:21pm

“Landslide” tells the dramatic and unprecedented story of the weeks after the 2020 presidential election from inside the White House.

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