Books News: Jacqueline Woodson to Explore Belonging in Two Upcoming Books NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 12:56pm A middle-grade novel and a picture book, to be published in 2018, explore what being American really means.
Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Reading ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Today NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am An illustrated review of J. D. Salinger's classic from a 21st-century perspective.
Nonfiction: Great Art, Repugnant Politics NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am “Growing Up With the Impressionists,” the childhood diary of Julie Manet, daughter of Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet, reveals some unsavory views.
The Shortlist: International Thrillers Favor Trysts over Treason NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am Three fall novels take readers across the globe on missions in which the espionage takes a back seat to the characters’ personal lives and liaisons.
Nonfiction: Anti-Fascism With a Human Face NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am In “A Bold and Dangerous Family,” Caroline Moorehead continues her Resistance Quartet with the story of Amelia, Carlo and Nello Rosselli.
Fiction: ‘I Am the Kind of Woman I Would Run From’ NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am The journalist heroine of Anthony Quinn’s novel “Freya” is both headstrong and ambitious. Neither will be assets in post-World War II Britain.
Nonfiction: From Working for Jesse Helms to Writing ‘Tales of the City’ NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am In “Logical Family,” Armistead Maupin describes a conservative upbringing before he became a beloved author and L.G.B.T. activist.
Nonfiction: Franklin Roosevelt’s Story Is Worth Telling Again and Again NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am Robert Dallek’s “Franklin D. Roosevelt” examines both the public and the private man.
Nonfiction: Yearning for an Earlier Era of American Diplomacy NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am Jeffrey A. Engel’s “When the World Seemed New” recounts the last spasm of Republican internationalism.
Nonfiction: She Breaks Rules While Expecting Students to Follow Them NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am In “The Education of Eva Moskowitz,” the controversial founder of Success Academy Charter Schools sets out to defend her pedagogical approach and settle scores.
Fiction: The Future Is Now, and Dark, in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s Stories NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am The characters in Boyle’s new collection, “The Relive Box,” battle modern problems badly.
Inside the List: A Tom Clancy Fan Continues Tom Clancy’s Series NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am The thriller writer Marc Cameron is the latest novelist invited to channel Clancy, who died in 2013.
Paperback Row NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 5:00am Readers respond to recent reviews by connecting new literature to old.
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Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 6:37pm Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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#7: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Amazon Top Ten - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 1:29pm Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr. (Author), Eric Carle (Author) (2577)Buy new: $2.36 339 used & new from $1.01(Visit the Best Sellers in Books list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Children’s Books: Your Kid Just Learned to Read. What Books Come Next? NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 1:22pm These beautifully illustrated chapter books for brand new readers are very short — and very, very good.