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#10: First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety

Amazon Top Ten - Mon, 06/04/2018 - 1:49pm

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety
Sarah Wilson (Author)
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Exploding Myths About 'Black Power, Jewish Politics'

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 06/04/2018 - 6:18am

In a new book, historian Marc Dollinger argues that the conventional wisdom of Jewish and African-American harmony during the civil rights era is flawed. And that the real story has lessons for today.

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Nonfiction: Michael Pollan Drops Acid — and Comes Back From His Trip Convinced

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 06/04/2018 - 5:00am

In his new book, “How to Change Your Mind,” Pollan turns to psychedelics, their history and their promise.

#9: The President Is Missing: A Novel

Amazon Top Ten - Sat, 06/02/2018 - 4:19pm

The President Is Missing: A Novel
James Patterson (Author), Bill Clinton (Author)
Release Date: June 4, 2018

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#10: whiskey mind sober heart

Amazon Top Ten - Sat, 06/02/2018 - 1:18pm

whiskey mind sober heart
r.h. Sin (Author)
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Books News: Want Michael Lewis’s Next Book? You’ll Have to Listen to It.

NY Times Book Reviews - Sat, 06/02/2018 - 12:54pm

A growing group of successful authors, including Michael Lewis and Robert Caro, are releasing audio originals, hoping to take advantage of the exploding audiobook market.

'Heavenly Bodies' Is Gorgeous — But Full Of Strange Silences

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 06/02/2018 - 7:00am

The companion piece to this year's Met Gala, Heavenly Bodies functions beautifully as an art object — but it has some odd blank spots, particularly around the contributions of women to Catholicism.

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The Book Review Podcast: Dinosaurs, the Master of Horror and Philip Roth

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 2:51pm

On this week’s podcast, Steve Brusatte talks about “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs”; Victor Lavalle and Gilbert Cruz discuss the work of Stephen King; and Dwight Garner, A.O. Scott and Taffy Brodesser-Akner talk about the legacy of Philip Roth.

Southern Gothic 'Florida' Spins Tales Of Hurricanes, Humidity And Humanity

NPR Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 12:50pm

Lauren Groff sets her new story collection in what she calls the "sunniest and strangest of states." Critic Maureen Corrigan says the tales are "brooding, inventive — and often moving."

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Q. & A.: Addicted to Love

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 12:02pm

Meet The Times’s new romance fiction columnist

Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 11:06am

In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: the original review of “Carrie.”

Nonfiction: Royal Ladies, Royal Intrigue

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 6:00am

Nancy Goldstone’s “Daughters of the Winter Queen” charts the stormy life of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Charles I, who schemed for her own children.

Nonfiction: The Man Who Stole Bird Feathers

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 6:00am

Kirk Wallace Johnson’s “The Feather Thief” recounts “the natural history heist of the century.”

New in Paperback: ‘Anatomy of Terror,’ ‘Less’ and More

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:23am

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Nonfiction: The Killers of the ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gang and the Cops Who Went After Them

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:05am

Jonathan Green’s new book is a detailed chronicle of a murderous, drug-trafficking gang in the heyday of the crack cocaine epidemic.

Sweet Reads: A Selection of Sunny Books with Sun-Melted Ice Cream

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:00am

Summertime calls for delectable treats to satisfy both your sweet tooth and your literary spirit. Ben Denzer of @ice_cream_books creates pairings for the season.

Nonfiction: Weegee the Famous: The Master of Down-and-Dirty Street Photography

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:00am

In “Flash,” Christopher Bonanos offers a portrait of the photographer who loved shooting corpses.

Children’s Books: What Should Your Kid Read This Summer? Here Are Three to Start With

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:00am

A Newbery medalist’s novel about a week at the beach, a graphic novel about a budding guitarist stuck home while her best friend is at camp, and stories of one neighborhood’s summer antics.

Fiction: Love Warrior

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:00am

In “Do This for Me,” Raney Moore cancels her unfaithful husband’s credit cards, deletes his Gmail and ships his stuff to his mother’s house — all in one morning.

Fiction: Imagining the Unhappy Life of Stan Laurel

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 06/01/2018 - 5:00am

John Connolly’s “He” fictionalizes the career of one half of the Laurel and Hardy team.

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