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Recent Arrivals - Book - Sat, 10/19/2019 - 2:16am

Author: Choyce, Lesley, 1951-
Published: 2011
Call Number: Y CHOYCE
Format: Books
Summary: Brandon DeWolfe, an 18-year-old lonely misfit just barely getting through school, does what almost everyone else just dreams of: he wins the lottery. Plunged into a world that is completely new to him, and without any real moral compass to follow, Brandon realizes it's a good idea to be careful what you wish for.

It’s Fall, So the Best-Seller Lists Are Brimming With New Books

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:16pm

One of them, Jason Reynolds’s middle-grade novel “Look Both Ways,” is a National Book Award finalist.

What’s in the Murder Book? Marilyn Stasio Wants to Know.

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:05pm

Her latest Crime column features a cold case for Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch and whodunits from Susan Isaacs, Charles Todd and Deborah Crombie.

Thomas Chatterton Williams on ‘Unlearning Race’

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 4:43pm

Williams talks about his new memoir, “Self-Portrait in Black and White,” and Stephen Kinzer discusses “Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control.”

Movies Cast A Spell In 'Show People'

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 4:34pm

Author Michael Newton waxes rhapsodic in his new book about a century of acting, with a special fondness for performances about performance; it's taken for granted how much we love movies.

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When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr.

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 4:18pm

“The Fire Is Upon Us,” by Nicholas Buccola, is at once a biography of two leading American intellectuals and an in-depth look at their legendary 1965 debate over civil rights.

Dark Books for Dark Times

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 3:00pm

Read these spine-tingling works of science fiction and fantasy at your own risk.

Work in Progress

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 2:50pm

Ever wonder what other people are scribbling or typing feverishly? An artist takes a peek.

'Past Their Prime' At 20? Book Chronicles Attitudes Toward Female Aging In America

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 1:45pm

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’

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:00am

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Echoes of Borges in a Novel of War-Torn Venezuela

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:00am

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’

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:00am

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?

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:00am

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Suffering From Scrappy War Hero Fatigue? Get Over It

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 10/17/2019 - 4:30pm

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

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 10/17/2019 - 3:11pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

A Daughter Becomes An Accomplice To Her Mother's Affair In 'Wild Game'

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 10/17/2019 - 11:32am

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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Dumb luck

It’s Fall, So the Best-Seller Lists Are Brimming With New Books

What’s in the Murder Book? Marilyn Stasio Wants to Know.

Thomas Chatterton Williams on ‘Unlearning Race’

Movies Cast A Spell In 'Show People'

When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr.

Dark Books for Dark Times

Work in Progress

'Past Their Prime' At 20? Book Chronicles Attitudes Toward Female Aging In America

New in Paperback: ‘Bowlaway’ and ‘Heart’

Echoes of Borges in a Novel of War-Torn Venezuela

Looking Back at Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Circle of Reason’

In Today’s World, Is It Possible to Be an Idealist?

Suffering From Scrappy War Hero Fatigue? Get Over It

12 New Books We Recommend This Week

A Daughter Becomes An Accomplice To Her Mother's Affair In 'Wild Game'

Elton John’s Bookshelves Are Meticulous. Just Ask Him.

A Liberal Uneasy in the World of #MeToo Feminism

A Novel of Jamaica Brimming With Magic, Passion and History

In 'Stolen,' Five Boys Are Caught In A Reverse Underground Railroad Toward Slavery

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