New in Paperback: ‘Cherry,’ ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
By the Book: Denise Mina
The Scottish crime writer, whose new book is “Conviction,” is drawn to “flawed characters asking big questions and taking action. … That said, I will read, literally, anything.”
'Reviving Ophelia,' Cultural Touchstone On Teen Girls, Updates After 25 Years
The new edition is in some ways like the retelling of a familiar tale for a new generation; but parts of the discussion that the book first inspired have moved beyond what an update can encompass.
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Regular Old Sci-Fi Not Weird Enough For You? Try 'FKA USA'
The pseudonymous Reed King's new novel is a loopy, violent, funny Technicolor road trip across a post-apocalyptic America. There are robots, talking goats, and even the occasional lone songbird.
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'The Porpoise' Is A Rich — But Wandering — Read
Mark Haddon's new novel uses Shakespeare's Pericles and its founding myth of the villainous king Antiochus to explore aberrant family relationships, loss, depression, judgment and cowardice.
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New Noir By James Ellroy And Denise Mina Is Daredevil Storytelling At Its Finest
From Nazis and narcos to mistresses and mysterious ship wrecks, Ellroy's This Storm and Mina's Conviction offer plot twists and zig-zags that take readers on a wild ride.
A Dark Comedy About Life at the Heart of the European Union
“The Capital,” by the Austrian novelist Robert Menasse, depicts an E.U. bureaucracy rived by conflict and infighting and ripe for satire.
'The Accident Of Color' Looks At The Failure Of Reconstruction
Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way to injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America, but doesn't delve far enough into class conflict.
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'Fleishman Is In Trouble' Flips Expectations Upside Down
Taffy Brodesser-Akner's debut novel seems like a Portnoy-esque tale of a lovable lout, but halfway through, the story shakes itself up and reorients itself in a completely different direction.
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New & Noteworthy Poetry From Tina Chang, Natalie Scenters-Zapico and More
A selection of recent poetry books; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Terrorism on the High Seas
Julie Salamon’s “An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer” recounts an episode that introduced Americans to terrorism long before 9/11.
In ‘A Sand Book,’ Ariana Reines Finds Ecstasy in Chaos
The writing in Reines’s new collection is queer and raunchy, raw and occult and vulnerable as she moves between worlds in search of the divine and the self.
Comics That Capture the City in All Its Human and Physical Messiness
In her Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at new works from Mark Alan Stamaty and Jaime Hernandez that each grapple with urban existence.
For June, 3 Romances To Heat Up Your Summer
This month, we've got love stories about teenage girls who pull patriarchy-smashing pranks, a realistic discussion of female biology and a story about learning how to be your own Tom Hanks.
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'The Shanghai Free Taxi' Delves Deep Into China's Troubles
NPR's Frank Langfitt wanted to get to know the real China, so he started a free taxi service in an effort to have conversations with a variety of people. His new book is the result of this reporting.
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'Angola Janga' Tells The Story Of Brazil's Runaway Slave Communities
Marcelo D'Salete's powerful graphic novel chronicles the mocambos, communities of runaway slaves that flourished in the jungles of 17th century Brazil, and all the lives they touched, slave and free.
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In 'Tell Me How You Really Feel,' A Touching, TV-Inspired Love Story
Aminah Mae Safi's new young adult novel is rooted in a famous plot arc from the television show Gilmore Girls — but you don't have to be a fan to enjoy this dense, fulfilling love story.
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Democracy in Crisis
Larry Diamond’s “Ill Winds” warns that American freedom is threatened from both inside and out.
London kills [DVD]. Series 1
Author: Pickles, Craig, television director. Marquess, Paul, 1964- creator, screenwriter, television producer. Speer, Hugo, actor. Small, Sharon, 1967- actor. Patrick, Bailey, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LONDON SERIES 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Veteran DI David Bradford heads an elite murder squad, but he's been on leave following the unexplained disappearance of his wife. In his absence, ambitious DS Vivienne Cole has been leading the investigations, and when Bradford returns to work, the two clash over their methods. Despite the tension, Bradford and Cole strive to solve complex crimes. The only case David can't crack is the most personal to him until one of their investigations uncovers evidence linked to his missing wife.
Published: 2019
Call Number: LONDON SERIES 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Veteran DI David Bradford heads an elite murder squad, but he's been on leave following the unexplained disappearance of his wife. In his absence, ambitious DS Vivienne Cole has been leading the investigations, and when Bradford returns to work, the two clash over their methods. Despite the tension, Bradford and Cole strive to solve complex crimes. The only case David can't crack is the most personal to him until one of their investigations uncovers evidence linked to his missing wife.
Captain Marvel [DVD]
Author: Boden, Anna, film director, screenwriter. Fleck, Ryan, 1976- film director, screenwriter. Robertson-Dworet, Geneva, screenwriter. Perlman, Nicole, screenwriter. LeFauve, Meg, screenwriter.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ACTION CAPTAIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Set in the 1990's, the film revolves around Carol Danvers, a crack air force pilot. Though trials and tribulations she becomes one of the galaxy's mightiest heroes and joins an elite outer space military team known as Starforce. Her membership in the Kree military team puts her in danger when Earth becomes hopelessly stuck in battle between two other alien worlds, forcing Danvers to take on the role of Captain Marvel and use her new powers for the greater good. Despite her mighty power, Captain Marvel will discover things about herself she never hoped to know...
Published: 2019
Call Number: ACTION CAPTAIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Set in the 1990's, the film revolves around Carol Danvers, a crack air force pilot. Though trials and tribulations she becomes one of the galaxy's mightiest heroes and joins an elite outer space military team known as Starforce. Her membership in the Kree military team puts her in danger when Earth becomes hopelessly stuck in battle between two other alien worlds, forcing Danvers to take on the role of Captain Marvel and use her new powers for the greater good. Despite her mighty power, Captain Marvel will discover things about herself she never hoped to know...
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