Michael Muhammad Knight's new book on the religious figure is designed to seduce, educate, and irritate its audience into curiosity about Islam and Muhammad — and on all three fronts it succeeds.
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A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
“Inheritance” explores the way we construct our identities, and how much our belief in a blood connection to our parents shapes how we view ourselves.
In her latest Help Desk column, Judith Newman consults three books that offer guidance to readers navigating through tense times.
Dan Sanchez, editorial lead for our new voice initiative — enabling you to “hear the news,” straight from Times journalists, via Alexa — answers questions about what that conversation could be like.
In “Prisoner,” Jason Rezaian explains that the most innocent activities in Iran could get you accused of spying.
In Tessa Hadley’s novel “Late in the Day,” the bonds of love and loyalty are frayed when a widow and her married friends confront the loss of her husband.
This new graphic adaptation of Ted Fox's history of the Apollo Theater captures countless electrifying performances, but goes easy on the grittier aspects of the fabled theater.
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In Sophie Mackintosh's tart, twisted fairy tale, a family hides away on a remote island to escape a world in which men may actually be toxic. But their lives are upended when three castaways wash up.
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Romantic suspense stalwart Jayne Ann Krentz's latest — it's part of a series, but works as a standalone — will keep you flipping pages with its complex bad guy and tangled but propulsive plot.
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Yes, a romance novel has to have a happy ending — but that doesn't mean the stories take place in a fantasy land. This month, we're showcasing three books that draw on the challenges of real life.
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Author: D'Apolito, Lisa, film director. Alexander, Andrew, 1944- on-screen participant. Beatts, Anne P., on-screen participant. Chase, Chevy, on-screen participant. Hader, Bill, 1978- on-screen participant.
Published: 2019
Call Number: B RADNER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Never-before-seen footage and journal entries form the narrative spine of the documentary, allowing Gilda Radner to tell her own story; through the laughter and sometimes the tears. Incredibly, she was able to find humor in even the darkest of times. Her spirit lives on in comedy as a female trailblazer who continues to inspire many present day comedic performers.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher. WGBH (Firm), production company.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 611
Format: Video disc
Summary: As the deadliest drug epidemic in US history rages, follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they explore how addiction affects the brain, and how the opioid crisis should be addressed.
Author: Green, Reinaldo Marcus, film director, screenwriter. Adams, Chante, actor. Ardizzone, Giuseppe, actor. Beharie, Nicole, actor. Buono, Cara, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MONSTER
Format: Video disc
Summary: The aftermath of a black man being killing by a police officer. The story is told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act. A high school baseball phenomenon and an African-American police officer were inspired to take a stand.
Author: PBS Distribution (Firm), distributor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: DOC 302.23
Format: Video disc
Summary: The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company's failure to protect millions of users' data, to the proliferation of "fake news" and disinformation, mounting crises have raised the question: Is Facebook more harmful than helpful?
Author: Zagar, Jeremiah, film director, screenwriter. Kitrosser, Dan, screenwriter. Castillo, Raul, actor. Gabriel, Josiah, actor. Holland, Terry, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: WE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Author: Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Diamond, I. A. L., screenwriter. Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962, actor. Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010, actor. Lemmon, Jack. actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: SOME
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two musicians disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band in order to evade the Mafia, since they witnessed the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Author: Sturridge, Charles, television director. Keillor, Michael, television director. Hawkes, Kieron, television director. Richards, Ben, 1964- screenwriter. Edge, Tom, screenwriter.
Published: 2018
Call Number: STRIKE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Cormoran Strike is a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street. Though he's wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike's unique insight and his background as an SIB Investigator prove crucial in solving complex cases that elude the police.
Author: Tucci, Stanley, film director, screenwriter. Egan, Gail, film producer. Bower, Nik, film producer. Girard, Ilann, film producer. Hammer, Armie, 1986- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: FINAL
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the 1960s, renowned artist Alberto Giacometti requests for the writer James Lord to become the subject of one of his portraits. Although this seems like an innocent suggestion at first, Lord is quickly drawn into the strange web of Giacometti's beautiful, controversial and difficult world. The portrait sitting becomes so much more than what it seems at face value, and Lord's entire life sits on the precipice due to his association with the wildly talented artist.
Author: Nyholm, Kristoffer, 1951- television director. Engström, Anders, 1962- television director. Knight, Steven, 1959- screenwriter, television series creator. Hardy, Chips, 1950- screenwriter, television series creator. Ballou, Emily, screenwriter.
Published: 2018
Call Number: TABOO SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Danger-courting excursionist James Delaney returns to London in 1814 in order to attend his father's funeral. He not only inherit his notorious father's shipping empire, but all the enemies and debts created by his father's dubious dealings.
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