Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back
In her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy, best known for her role in“iCarly,” reflects on her time as a child actor and on her troubled relationship with her mother.
Review: ‘The Last White Man,’ by Mohsin Hamid
In Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, “The Last White Man,” the white protagonist awakes to find he has turned brown.
Review: ‘The Last White Man,’ by Mohsin Hamid
In Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, “The Last White Man,” the white protagonist awakes to find he has turned brown.
‘Mothercare’ Takes a Hard Look at What Happens When Duty Outlives Love
In her new book, the novelist and critic Lynne Tillman writes unsentimentally about the years she spent attending to her mother’s failing health.
YA Reads (Titles For All Ages): August 2022
All types of fiction for those who want to imagine different realities -- and nonfiction for those who are trying to understand ours! For high school readers age 14 and up. Monthly.
Delivered: 8/3/2022 12:00:00 AM
Delivered: 8/3/2022 12:00:00 AM
Wednesday Night Book Chat
Open to adults. Registration required. Join fellow book lovers for lively and engaging discussions. Great books and great company!
June: The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
July: Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar
August: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Masks are optional. Social distancing policies remain in effect. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
June: The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
July: Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar
August: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Masks are optional. Social distancing policies remain in effect. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers: August 7, 2022
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
Delivered: 8/2/2022 9:00:00 PM
Delivered: 8/2/2022 9:00:00 PM
New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: August 7, 2022
An up-to-date list of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers. Weekly.
Delivered: 8/2/2022 8:00:00 PM
Delivered: 8/2/2022 8:00:00 PM
Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in the American South, Dies at 85
His book “The Provincials” mixed memoir, travelogue and history to tell the story of a culture that many people never knew existed.
Review: In ‘The Butcher Boy,’ an Anti-Coming of Age Story
The new musical, based on the novel by Patrick McCabe, follows a boy in 1960s Ireland as he recounts a tale of boyhood mischief and alienation.
Review: ‘Knocking Myself Up,’ by Michelle Tea
The essayist Michelle Tea writes about queer parenting with frankness, humanity and verve.
Review: ‘Knocking Myself Up,’ by Michelle Tea
The essayist Michelle Tea writes about queer parenting with frankness, humanity and verve.
Review: ‘Inventor of the Future,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee
The biography “Inventor of the Future,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, explores the dreams and failures of an American optimist.
Review: ‘The Lost Kings,’ by Tyrell Johnson
In Tyrell Johnson’s new thriller, “The Lost Kings,” a woman investigates both a crime and its aftereffects on her own body and psyche.
Review: ‘Inventor of the Future,’ by Alec Nevala-Lee
The biography “Inventor of the Future,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, explores the dreams and failures of an American optimist.
Review: ‘The Lost Kings,’ by Tyrell Johnson
In Tyrell Johnson’s new thriller, “The Lost Kings,” a woman investigates both a crime and its aftereffects on her own body and psyche.
Review: “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” by Will Bunch
In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.
Review: “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” by Will Bunch
In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.
Book Review: “The Prophet of the Andes,” by Graciela Mochofsky
“The Prophet of the Andes” tells the story of Segundo Villanueva, a quixotic spiritual seeker who led hundreds of followers from Peru to Israel.
Review: ‘On Java Road,’ by Lawrence Osborne
In Lawrence Osborne’s new novel, “On Java Road,” a young woman involved with powerful people goes missing amid political tensions.
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