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'Past Their Prime' At 20? Book Chronicles Attitudes Toward Female Aging In America
Known for the punch of her columns, The New York Times' Gail Collins sprinkles conversational, sardonic asides throughout No Stopping Us Now in an effort to keep the decades-long hike spry.
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New in Paperback: ‘Bowlaway’ and ‘Heart’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Echoes of Borges in a Novel of War-Torn Venezuela
Karina Sainz Borgo’s “It Would Be Night in Caracas” traces one woman’s grief against a backdrop of political chaos.
Looking Back at Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Circle of Reason’
Ghosh’s 1986 debut tells the story of a young weaver accused of being a terrorist. Anthony Burgess, the author of “A Clockwork Orange,” reviewed it for us.
In Today’s World, Is It Possible to Be an Idealist?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Suffering From Scrappy War Hero Fatigue? Get Over It
In “Return to the Reich,” Eric Lichtblau introduces readers to Freddy Mayer, who escaped the Nazis — and then went back to fight them.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
A Daughter Becomes An Accomplice To Her Mother's Affair In 'Wild Game'
As a teen, Adrienne Brodeur helped her mother keep a long-term affair a secret. In her memoir, she writes of realizing that being her mother's confidant didn't equal the unconditional love she sought.
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Elton John’s Bookshelves Are Meticulous. Just Ask Him.
“I’m a very organized bloke.”
A Liberal Uneasy in the World of #MeToo Feminism
In “The Problem With Everything,” the essayist Meghan Daum scrutinizes the resurgent women’s movement, uncovering a nexus of social justice activism, marketing and empty rhetoric.
A Novel of Jamaica Brimming With Magic, Passion and History
In “A Tall History of Sugar,” Curdella Forbes uses skin as a prism to examine color, race, colonialism, heritage and — most important — love.
In 'Stolen,' Five Boys Are Caught In A Reverse Underground Railroad Toward Slavery
Richard Bell's true tale details how even as the Underground Railroad ferried enslaved people north towards freedom, free black people vanished from northern cities to be sold into plantation slavery.
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Edna O'Brien Bears Witness To Horror In 'Girl'
O'Brien's 19th novel is based on the real story of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in 2014. It's a painful and essential read that ends on a hopeful yet realistic note.
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In 'Olive, Again,' Elizabeth Strout Revisits An Old Friend
Ten years after her Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, where ornery Olive is learning about compassion, connection, and her own self.
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'The Compatriots' Suggests The Days Of Domestic-Only Politics Are Behind Us
Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, revered experts on the Russian secret service, give the book a credibility most others on Russian clandestine operations lack — and they also change the optics.
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Your Body Is a Wonderland
No really, it is. In his new book, “The Body,” Bill Bryson explains why — and how we can take better care of the skin we’re in.
How Close Are Barack Obama and Joe Biden?
Steven Levingston’s “Barack and Joe” looks at a relationship that continues to influence American politics.
Bill Bryson's 'The Body' Is Missing His Characteristic Wit, Ingenious Way Of Analysis
The author of the magisterial work A Short History of Nearly Everything turns his sights inside, but without the magic touch of the past that made his very big books transcend the common textbook.
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The Return of Olive Kitteridge, the Tart, Crotchety, Beloved Curmudgeon
Elizabeth Strout, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “Olive Kitteridge,” has written a sequel, “Olive, Again.”
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