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'Entitlement' disappoints — 'Leave the World Behind' was a tough act to follow

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 11:30am

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Rumaan Alam’s previous novel was an inspired swirl of suspense, social commentary and apocalyptic disaster. His latest is about a young Black woman working for a uber-rich white socialite.

The Author of ‘Impossible Creatures’ Tucks Big Ideas in Tales of Wonder

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:59am

Katherine Rundell said children can handle hefty themes, but finds it “bad manners to offer a child a story and give them just a moral.”

A Trip to the Many Worlds of Hellboy’s Creator

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 5:04am

Skeletons, ghosts and more: Mike Mignola has a show at a Chelsea gallery, and it might not be what fans expect.

Why You Should Read The New Translation of Karl Marx’s ‘Capital'

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 5:01am

What good is one of the communist thinker’s most important texts to 21st-century readers?

The Actress Gillian Anderson on Editing ‘Want,’ a Collection of Women’s Sexual Fantasies

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 5:00am

Her own is among the anonymous tales included in “Want,” a new collection she has edited: “It only felt right, given I was requesting courage from everyone else.”

Frederick Schauer, Scholar Who Scrutinized Free Speech, Dies at 78

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:55pm

In more than a dozen books and several hundred articles, he devoted himself, as he once said, to “questioning the unquestionable or thinking the unthinkable.”

Booker Prize Shortlist Includes Rachel Kushner and Percival Everett

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:40pm

For the first time in the award’s 55-year history, five of the six nominated titles are by female authors.

Elias Khoury, Master of the Modern Arabic Novel, Dies at 76

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:09am

In his fiction and journalism, he sought to illustrate the story of the contemporary Middle East and his native Lebanon.

‘Something Lost, Something Gained,’ by Hillary Clinton: 8 Takeaways

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:40am

In her latest memoir, Clinton takes on student protests, foreign policy and even clown school.

'Brothers and Ghosts' is a multi-generational saga of the Vietnamese diaspora

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:00am

Khuê Phạm's debut novel follows a young Berlin journalist whose parents emigrated from South Vietnam. A message from an estranged uncle in the U.S. prompts her to explore her family history.

A Guide to London’s Most Distinctive Shops

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:03am

Sure, you can hit Harrods. But the British capital also has small specialized shops, some centuries old and still crafting items by hand. Here, a selection of singular shopping experiences.

Book Review: ‘Defectors,’ by Paola Ramos

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:02am

In “Defectors,” the journalist Paola Ramos interviews MAGA supporters, Proud Boys and others to investigate a constituency long thought reliably Democratic.

Making ‘The Wild Robot’ Even Wilder

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:02am

Roz, the beloved protagonist of Peter Brown’s popular children’s book, gets a glow-up for the big-screen adaptation.

Book Review: ‘Lucky Loser,’ by Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:01am

In “Lucky Loser,” two investigative reporters illuminate the financial chicanery and media excesses that gave us the 45th president of the United States.

New Graphic Novels to Read in September

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:01am

An exciting book with no words, a murder mystery, an author mocking their own pain and a poetic masterpiece highlight this month’s offerings.

A Week on a Riverboat in Paris

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:00am

For a week, the novelist Joyce Maynard said good night to Paris from the deck of a péniche, within full view of the Eiffel Tower. Who cared if it rained the whole time?

The 50th Anniversary of “The Power Broker,” by Robert Caro

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 3:51pm

In his biography of a city bureaucrat, Robert Caro created a lasting portrait of American corruption by turning the craft of journalism into a pursuit of high art.

How Stephen Colbert’s Family Cookbook Came to Be

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 2:32pm

Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert once had a falling out over a spoon, but their new cookbook has them in the kitchen, with love, laughter and the right utensils.

Fall 2024 Fashion Books by Iris Apfel, Diane Keaton & More

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 5:03am

Iris Apfel, Diane Keaton and Henri Bendel are just some of the style icons featured in the pages of this season’s most fashionable titles.

Book Review: ‘Entitlement,’ by Rumaan Alam

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/17/2024 - 5:01am

In Rumaan Alam’s new novel, “Entitlement,” giving away a fortune isn’t as easy as it sounds.

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