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8 hot new love stories from a stellar lineup of Black authors

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 12:38pm
By Carole V. Bell

Some of the most fabulous romances by Black authors still fly under the radar. So we have recommendations for your summer reading enjoyment.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Sharks Don’t Sink. And Neither Does Jasmin Graham.

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 5:03am
By Katrina Miller
In a new memoir, the marine biologist Jasmin Graham reflects on her passion for studying sharks and the barriers she refused to let stop her.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘There Was a Shadow,’ by Bruce Handy, and ‘The Shadow & the Ghost,’ by Cat Min

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 5:01am
By Leigh Ann Henion
Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In the Era of the ‘Girlboss,’ Why Are Women Still Struggling at Work?

Friday, July 19, 2024 - 5:00am
By Emma Goldberg
Three new books document obstacles to gender equality that, in the era that brought us #MeToo, Taylor Swift and the ‘girlboss,’ we thought we’d left behind.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


The Irreconcilable Versions of J.D. Vance in ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 4:20pm
By Mike McIntire
Even before the Republican vice-presidential nominee aligned himself with Donald Trump, contradiction was central to his rags-to-riches biography.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


6 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 3:40pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'This Great Hemisphere' tackles racism, classism, and political power struggles

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 10:09am
By Gabino Iglesias

Mateo Askaripour's sophomore novel is a sprawling speculative-fiction narrative that delivers a heartwarming story about a young woman learning to navigate the world.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Keanu Reeves Wrote a Book. A Really Weird One.

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 5:02am
By Alexandra Alter
What if the star of “The Matrix” worked with a sci-fi novelist to tell the story of an 80,000-year-old warrior who can rip people’s arms off but struggles with loneliness?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Suzanne Nossel, Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, on Her Reading Life

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 5:00am
Alexander Lefebvre’s new book is a ‘call to action about what we are trying to defend, and why,’ says the head of PEN America, which has been pummeled with disputes about speech, activism and Israel.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Women in the Valley of the Kings,’ by Kathleen Sheppard

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - 8:43am
By W. M. Akers
In “Women in the Valley of the Kings,” Kathleen Sheppard introduces us to a group of 19th-century archaeologists who changed the field forever.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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