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Book Review: ‘The Divorce,’ by Moa Herngren

Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 5:00am
By Jennifer Croft
In the Swedish author Moa Herngren’s latest novel, “The Divorce,” a middle-aged mother is about to head off on a family holiday in the Baltic when she realizes her husband isn’t coming.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Keeping the Faith,’ by Brenda Wineapple

Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 5:00am
By Matthew Stewart
In “Keeping the Faith,” Brenda Wineapple finds an ongoing battle over the soul of America in a century-old trial.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Monet, Taylor Swift, ‘Moana’: What Got Readers Through Their Grief

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 5:01am
By Andrew LaVallee
After our series on how artists have been affected by loss, we asked readers what helped them when they experienced it. These are 15 of their answers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Shel Silverstein’s Best Books

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
He was irreverent, absurdist and ahead of his time. Here’s the best of the best by the groovy pied piper who made poetry fun.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Mina’s Matchbox,’ by Yoko Ogawa

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 5:00am
By Megan O’Grady
Yoko Ogawa’s “Mina’s Matchbox” is a novel of family secrets and formative childhood moments recounted by a young girl.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Iowa Law Requiring Schools to Remove Books With Sexual Content to Take Effect

Friday, August 9, 2024 - 5:10pm
By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris
A federal appeals court lifted an injunction on the law, which had already led to the removal of thousands of books from public school classrooms and libraries.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Overlooked No More: Renee Carroll, ‘World’s Most Famous Hatcheck Girl’

Friday, August 9, 2024 - 4:22pm
By Julie Besonen
From the cloakroom at Sardi’s, she made her own mark on Broadway, hobnobbing with celebrity clients while safekeeping fedoras, bowlers, derbies and more.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ross Terrill, Insightful Expert on Communist China, Is Dead at 85

Friday, August 9, 2024 - 1:23pm
By Clay Risen
In the 1960s, he was among the first Westerners allowed into the country, and for decades he helped the rest of the world understand it.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The End-of-Summer Reading Roundup

Friday, August 9, 2024 - 12:24pm
Fall is on the horizon. Here are the books that have been keeping us company lately.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


6 Books Like ‘It Ends With Us’ by Colleen Hoover to Read Next

Friday, August 9, 2024 - 5:02am
By Sarah Wendell
Whether the Blake Lively movie brought you to the Colleen Hoover universe or you’re a longtime CoHo fan looking for more emotional, spicy stories, these novels are for you.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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