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New in Paperback:

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 5:00am
By Tina Jordan
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Considering Malcolm X and the Perfect Black Man

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 5:00am
Michael P. Jeffries reviews Les Payne and Tamara Payne’s book, “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X,” in this week’s issue. In 1992, Michael Eric Dyson wrote for the Book Review about a select group of books that examine Malcolm X’s life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Young Adult Debuts

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:32am
By Jennifer Hubert Swan
Coming-of-age stories from four first-time novelists.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Into the Woods

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:14am
By Marjorie Ingall
In Gavriel Savit’s “The Way Back,” a National Book Award finalist, two children leave their shtetl and venture to the Far Country.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 2:51pm
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Michael Connelly’s Mickey Haller Is Back. This Time He’s the Suspect.

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 11:37am
By Marilyn Stasio
In “The Law of Innocence,” someone has planted a corpse in the trunk of the snazzy lawyer’s famous Lincoln Town Car.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘A Promised Land,’ by Barack Obama

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 11:26am
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This first volume of the former president’s memoirs brims with warmth, humor and introspection.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Former President Obama Tells His Story His Way — And Makes His Case For History

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 11:22am
By Ron Elving

Obama's ascent thrilled millions, but also stirred a counter-movement that is still on the march. His new memoir A Promised Land covers his rise through the second year of his presidency.

(Image credit: Crown)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe's 'One Life' Is Mostly A Call To Action

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 5:46am
By Britni de la Cretaz

Rapinoe's book traces her own political awakening in the hopes that other people will follow in her footsteps and understand that they have an imperative to speak out about injustice in the world.

(Image credit: Penguin Press)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Christie Tate Wrote a Best Seller About Group Therapy. Fellow Members Approved.

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 5:00am
By Elisabeth Egan
She tried her hand at fiction, to no avail. So she wrote a memoir about a circle of strangers instead.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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