Arkady Renko Has Been Sent to Siberia. And He’s Fine With That.
Martin Cruz Smith’s latest Russian thriller leads off Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column, which also includes a new Jack Reacher novel from Lee Child.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Randall Munroe Loves Outdated Views of the Future
“Seeing what people worried about or complained about a hundred years ago always gives a lot of perspective,” says the creator of the web comic XKCD, whose new book is “How To.”
Home for the Holidays, for Better or Worse
In his latest novel, Benjamin Markovits revisits the Essinger family, this time at their home in Texas. Luckily for the reader, their lives are far from perfect.
In 'A Warning,' An Invisible Hand Rings A Somber Alarm
President Trump, we are told in this soon-to-be-published book, has destroyed the guardrails thoughtful people tried to erect around him. Further, he has banished nearly all those thoughtful people.
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'Queen Of The Conquered' Serves Revenge With Delicacy And Savagery
In their new novel, Kacen Callender builds a vast, immersive landscape based on the colonial history of the Caribbean, but it's their morally conflicted heroine who will really hook readers.
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Closed: Thanksgiving Day
All branches of the Atlantic County Library System will be closed for Thanksgiving Day.
Jamaica: A Small Nation With an Outsize Global Influence
Orlando Patterson’s “The Confounding Island” is a sociologist’s analysis of his birthplace as well as a personal memoir of affection and failure.
How to Beat the Market
Gregory Zuckerman’s “The Man Who Solved the Market” tells the extraordinary story of an investor (not named Warren Buffett) who made a fortune on Wall Street.
'The Great Pretender' Investigates A Landmark Moment In Psychiatric History
In the '70s David Rosenhan and seven "pseudopatients" went undercover in mental health wards. Their resulting article rocked the psychiatric world. But Susannah Cahalan struggled to confirm the facts.
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'Mama Hissa's Mice' Creep Through A Dystopian Future Kuwait
Saud Alsanousi's novel follows a group of Kuwaiti kids growing up in the 1980s — then jumps to a near future torn by sectarian violence. It's a resonant book that asks more questions than it answers.
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What Happens To Your Used Stuff? 'Secondhand' Tells Of A Billion-Dollar Industry
As "traditional bonds disintegrate in the face of industrialization, urbanization, and secularization, brands and objects become a means to curate and project who we are," writes reporter Adam Minter.
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Play Date at the Library
Suggested for ages 6-36 months. Registration requested. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs, designed to develop early literacy skills, with your little one.
Early Closure: Thanksgiving Eve
All branches of the Atlantic County Library System will be closing early at 5:00 PM for Thanksgiving Eve.
New & Noteworthy, From Philosophy to New York Architecture
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Patient Care Is Wrenching: A Psychiatrist, a Nurse and a Doctor Bare All
Three new books by medical professionals delve into the human emotions involved in tending to the gravely ill.
In 'Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now,' Revelations Morph Into Mirrors
Andre Perry's debut essay collection reads like a slightly fragmented memoir focused on the search for identity, the desire to write, and his constant sense of unease as a black man in Iowa City.
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‘Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir and Me: A Memoir,’ by Deirdre Bair: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir and Me: A Memoir,” by Deirdre Bair
‘Busted in New York: And Other Essays’ by Darryl Pinckney: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Busted in New York: And Other Essays,” by Darryl Pinckney
‘Essays One’ by Lydia Davis: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Essays One,” by Lydia Davis
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