A Gothic Novel Haunted by Nine Lives Over Nine Decades
In “Luckenbooth,” Jenni Fagan traces the strange, fantastical stories of artists, vagabonds, dreamers and mystics in a single tenement.
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The Unsung Heroes of the 2020 Presidential Election
“The Steal,” by Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague, memorializes those brave Republicans who defied their party and refused to overturn the 2020 election.
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'Fiona and Jane' is a life-sized story of true friendship
Jean Chen Ho's debut work of fiction focuses on a long-standing friendship that rings, sometimes terribly, true, as the girls-turned-women face the trials and tribulations of life.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin searches for answers in 'Unthinkable' journey of trauma and grief
In a new memoir, the Democratic congressman recounts a year of loss and grief after the death of son Tommy — and a motivation to right the wrongs that occurred on Jan. 6.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Tackling the Enduring Mysteries of Dante’s Life
“Dante: A Life,” an impressively researched new portrait by the Italian novelist and historian Alessandro Barbero, plumbs some of the perennial riddles in Dante studies and arrives at unconventional conclusions.
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Craving Books, Sex and Revolution
Gina Apostol’s novel “Bibliolepsy” revisits the final years of the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines.
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Book Review: ‘Anthem,’ by Noah Hawley
In “Anthem,” Noah Hawley ushers readers into a nightmarish fantasy world.
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In ‘Velorio,’ Hurricane Survivors Form a New Society. It’s No Paradise.
In his debut novel, Xavier Navarro Aquino follows a group of characters who start a utopia in the Puerto Rican mountains after Hurricane Maria.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Novel Punctures the Fantasy of Post-Racial Society
In “Phenotypes,” by Paulo Scott, a man who has spent his career examining thorny issues of race returns home to confront a quandary of his own.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Debut Novel About Friendship, Family and Other Ties That Bind
In “Brown Girls,” Daphne Palasi Andreades breaks a big world into small, meaningful pieces.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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