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In 'Present Tense Machine,' the allegory of The Fall becomes a linguistic accident

Friday, January 14, 2022 - 12:00pm

By Thúy Đinh

In Gunnhild Øyehaug's novel, a mother and daughter are separated and forgotten to each other, yet continue to exist as thinkers and artists in their respective worlds, each missing something unknown.

(Image credit: Farrar, Straus and Giroux )

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Newly Published, From Virtual Worlds to a History of Clothing

Friday, January 14, 2022 - 11:49am

A selection of books published this week.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘You Don’t Know Us Negroes,’ by Zora Neale Hurston

Friday, January 14, 2022 - 5:00am

By Trudier Harris

A new collection of essays, some appearing here for the first time, reveals the Harlem Renaissance author’s intellectual breadth.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Hope Gained and Lost, in New Fiction From Around the World

Friday, January 14, 2022 - 5:00am

By Antonia Hitchens

In novels from Ireland, Sweden and Japan: tales of terminal illness, a gruesome murder and time travel.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront a Justice System’s Flaws

Friday, January 14, 2022 - 5:00am

By David Lat

“Just Pursuit,” by Laura Coates, a former federal prosecutor, and “The Rage of Innocence,” by Kristin Henning, a longtime juvenile defense lawyer, detail the moral quandaries and bias they encountered in their work.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews