Fiction: A Lovestruck Poultry Farmer on a Journey Far From Home
In Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, “An Orchestra of Minorities,” a humble Nigerian embarks on an epic quest to prove himself worthy of the woman he loves.
In 'The Birds, The Bees,' Teens Take On Sex Ed
In Olivia Hinebaugh's new novel, a girl gets fed up with her school's abstinence-only classes and sets herself up as a sex ed expert, handing out condoms and advice with help from her mom, a nurse.
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'The Gilded Wolves' Is A Rich, High-Speed Heist Tale
Roshani Chokshi's new novel — set in an alternate Belle Époque Paris — features an unlikely team of thieves out to steal a magical artifact with connections to their colonized homelands.
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Nonfiction: A New History of Native Americans Responds to ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’
David Treuer’s “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” shows the history of American Indians as more than victimhood.
'Unmarriageable' Sets 'Pride And Prejudice' In Pakistan
You may not think the world needs another retelling of Jane Austen's classic, but Soniah Kamal's Unmarriageable has an undercurrent of social and political commentary that makes it a worthwhile read.
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Newsbook: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven books present a nuanced view of this giant’s legacy in modern American civil rights.
'Mala Vida' Never Quite Gets Up To Speed
Marc Fernandez' noir has fascinating elements — a crusading journalist, a trans detective, and the tragic real-life snatching of thousands of babies in Franco-era Spain — but ultimately falls flat.
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Notorious [DVD]
Author: Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, film director. Grant, Cary, 1904-1986, actor. Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982, actor. Rains, Claude, 1889-1967, actor. Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: NOTORIOU
Format: Video disc
Summary: A beautiful woman is enlisted by an American agent to spy on a ring of Nazis in post war Rio.
Published: 2019
Call Number: NOTORIOU
Format: Video disc
Summary: A beautiful woman is enlisted by an American agent to spy on a ring of Nazis in post war Rio.
The Oath [DVD]
Author: Barinholtz, Ike, 1977- film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor. McKittrick, Sean, film producer. Mansfield, Raymond, 1977- film producer. Stassen, David, film producer. Robinson, Andrew C., film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OATH
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Chris, a high-strung 24-hour progressive news junkie, and his more levelheaded wife Kai learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the president, their reaction is disbelief, followed by idealistic refusal. But as the Thanksgiving deadline to sign approaches, the combination of sparring relatives, Chris's own agitation, and the unexpected arrival of two government agents sends an already tense holiday dinner gathering completely off the rails.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OATH
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Chris, a high-strung 24-hour progressive news junkie, and his more levelheaded wife Kai learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the president, their reaction is disbelief, followed by idealistic refusal. But as the Thanksgiving deadline to sign approaches, the combination of sparring relatives, Chris's own agitation, and the unexpected arrival of two government agents sends an already tense holiday dinner gathering completely off the rails.
Goosebumps 2 [DVD]
Author: Sandel, Ari, film director. Lieber, Rob, 1976- screenwriter. Lemke, Darren, screenwriter. Forte, Deborah, film producer. Moritz, Neal H., film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GOOSEBUM 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After accidentally releasing Slappy, three friends must lock the evil puppet and his creatures back into Stine' book before he takes over.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GOOSEBUM 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After accidentally releasing Slappy, three friends must lock the evil puppet and his creatures back into Stine' book before he takes over.
Memoir of war [DVD]
Author: Finkiel, Emmanuel, film director. Fogiel, Yael, film producer. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Duras, Marguerite. Douleur. Thierry, Mélanie, actor. Magimel, Benoît, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MEMOIR FRENCH
Format: Video disc
Summary: Marguerite Duras must navigate the Resistance and the Gestapo to uncover the whereabouts of her imprisoned husband, Robert Antelme. After he's deported to Dachau in the midst of Nazi-occupied France, she becomes friendly with French collaborator Rabier to gain information at considerable risk to her underground cell. But as the months wear on, she must begin the process of confronting the unimaginable.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MEMOIR FRENCH
Format: Video disc
Summary: Marguerite Duras must navigate the Resistance and the Gestapo to uncover the whereabouts of her imprisoned husband, Robert Antelme. After he's deported to Dachau in the midst of Nazi-occupied France, she becomes friendly with French collaborator Rabier to gain information at considerable risk to her underground cell. But as the months wear on, she must begin the process of confronting the unimaginable.
The Book Review Podcast: A New Novel Conjures Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman
A. O. Scott talks about Linn Ullmann’s new novel, and Judith Newman discusses new books about anxiety, mental illness and grief.
Inside the List: A Novelist Who’s Made a Career Writing About ‘The Only Woman in the Room’
Marie Benedict writes books inspired by women whose achievements have been overlooked by history, including Einstein’s first wife and the film star and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Further reading: Hot Books for Cold Days
Chilled to the bone? Warm up by dipping into one of these books — set in blazing hot summers, during heat waves, even in the desert.
Sketchbook: Literary Figures Who Can’t Commit
Ali Fitzgerald illustrates the fictional characters who were notoriously impossible to pin down.
The Shortlist: Three Authors Consider Contemporary Politics, Anxiously
New books examine disturbing trends in modern American society.
Crime: Beware Strange Psychologists: The Latest in Crime Novels
Marilyn Stasio’s column travels from Manhattan to Australia to England to a forest that has hidden a dead body for 30 years.
Nonfiction: The Civil Rights Movement Photographer Who Was Also an F.B.I. Informant
“Bluff City,” by Preston Lauterbach, delves into the double life of Ernest Withers, one of the era’s great documentarians.
Fiction: A Novel That’s Part Noir Mystery, Part Love Letter to Bedford-Stuyvesant
In Wil Medearis’s debut, “Restoration Heights,” a young woman goes missing in a rapidly gentrifying New York neighborhood.
Children’s Books: When the Grown-Ups Stumble, These Kids Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
In new novels by Brenda Woods, Dan Gemeinhart, Alicia D. Williams and more, young protagonists learn the hard way that adults don’t have all the answers.
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