Book Review: ‘The Trouble of Color,’ by Martha S. Jones
A new memoir by the historian Martha S. Jones combines a trenchant analysis of race and the historical record with a homage to other Black women scholars.
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Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel,’ by Laila Lalami
In Laila Lalami’s new novel, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmarish system of surveillance and detention.
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Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, she went on to write about “hookup culture” and young women’s sexual experiences for The Washington Post and in a best-selling book.
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John Casey, Novelist of Salty, Rough-Hewn Characters, Dies at 86
He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island.
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Book Review: ‘How to End a Story,’ by Helen Garner
“How to End a Story” collects three volumes of the Australian novelist’s self-conscious, sometimes harrowing journals.
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Book Review: ‘Sucker Punch,’ by Scaachi Koul; ‘No Fault,’ by Haley Mlotek
Two new memoirs show the commonalities — and differences — in the end of every marriage.
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Book Review: ‘Jewish Country Houses,’ edited by Juliet Carey and Abigail Green
A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside.
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Book Review: ‘Taking Manhattan,’ by Russell Shorto
In “Taking Manhattan,” Russell Shorto pays close attention to the darker aspects of colonial life on the island at the center of the world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
4 Thriller Novels We Recommend
Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels.
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Book Review: ‘Dream Count,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a real-life assault as she follows the lives of three Nigerian women and one of their former housekeepers.
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