A Rich, Twisted, Gloriously Cacophonous Novel of Village Life
In Max Porter’s “Lanny” — equal parts fairy tale, domestic drama and fable — a mischievous little boy goes missing.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Captivating Coming-of-Age Story Inspired by the Tudors
The young heroine of Dylan Meconis’s graphic novel “Queen of the Sea” learns how suddenly, and ruthlessly, fortune can turn a queen into a pawn.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Ask Again, Yes' Is A Profound Yet Unpretentious Family Drama
Mary Beth Keane's novel opens in 1973 New York and follows two rookie cops and their families over four decades. Her closely-observed domestic tale transforms into something deep and universal.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
A Venom-Spiked Cocktail of Marriage, Family and Murder
Sadie Jones’s “The Snakes” is a modern morality tale, a creepy, scary novel about the corrosive effects of money and power.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Rich, Engrossing Family Saga, Spiked With Sisterly Malice
Claire Lombardo’s debut, “The Most Fun We Ever Had,” follows a family of four daughters through the decades.
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Twenty Years After a Brutal Massacre, It’s Payback Time
Anita Anand’s “The Patient Assassin” documents the life of a peripatetic Indian laborer who waited decades for a chance to kill an official of the Raj.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'I Like To Watch' Is A Passionate, Brilliant Defense Of TV
The collection of 32 mostly previously published essays by New Yorker TV Critic Emily Nussbaum includes a new consideration of the question "What should we do with the art of terrible men?"
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Marriage Is Passionate, Not Perfect, In 'The Most Fun We Ever Had'
Claire Lombardo's sweeping family drama — fueled by power plays between spouses and between sisters — is a wonderfully immersive read that packs more heart and heft than most first novels.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy, From R. Kelly to White House Corruption
A selection of recent books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
For an Immigrant Family, Sarajevo Still Casts Its Shadow
In a two-part memoir, “My Parents/This Does Not Belong to You,” Aleksandar Hemon shows how Bosnia and its wartime strife have shaped a life of exile.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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