Jordan Ellenberg Wouldn’t Have Given the Nobel Prize to Bob Dylan
“I strongly endorse the idea of going beyond the verbal art forms traditionally marked as ‘literature,’ but everybody already knows about Bob Dylan. They should have given it to Lynda Barry.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Black Lives Drawn and Stories of Struggle Told Through Comics
In her latest Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at a compilation of Black cartoonists and a history of female slave rebellions.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Turning to Books to Grasp the Most Ungraspable Disease
Sandeep Jauhar offers a tour of books about Alzheimer’s, from the search for a cure to fictionalized accounts of living with this scourge.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
It’s Not Too Late to Discover Louise Meriwether
The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Rise Continues To Fascinate In 'Dissent'
Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing for the top court still sticks in the minds of those on both sides of the political spectrum; it's the subject of several books, including a new one by Jackie Calmes.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Serena Williams: The Queen and Her Court
Gerald Marzorati’s “Seeing Serena” follows her across the globe over the course of one year.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Ashley C. Ford Believes in Letting the Light In
The podcast host and debut author tells a difficult story in her best-selling memoir, “Somebody’s Daughter.” But there are glimmers of brightness.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Republic Of Detours' Revisits A Group Of Quirky, Depression-Era Guides To The States
Scott Borchert's cultural history of the New Deal initiative known as the Federal Writers' Program teems with colorful characters, scenic byways and telling anecdotes.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
What if Wendy and Lily Voted Peter Off the Island?
In Cynthia Leitich Smith’s “Sisters of the Neversea,” the Darlings have been transported to Tulsa, Okla., and Lily is Wendy’s Native stepsister.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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