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What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 5:00am
By Virginia DeJohn Anderson
Thomas E. Ricks’s “First Principles” examines what the founders learned from ancient texts and how that affected the future of the country.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


How A 1969 Murder At Harvard Turned Into A Cold Case And A 'Cautionary Tale'

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 12:11pm
By Maureen Corrigan

In We Keep the Dead Close, author Becky Cooper revisits the killing of Harvard graduate student Jane Britton. The 440+ page book is overstuffed with suspects, motives, red herrings and interviews.

(Image credit: Grand Central Publishing )

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In 'Particulate Matter,' Climate Change Is Personal — And Painful

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 10:00am
By Jason Heller

Felicia Luna Lemus' memoir chronicles her attempt to make a life in California with her new wife — dealing with casual racism and homophobia, and then, terribly, the impact of the recent wildfires.

(Image credit: Akashic Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


In 'Particulate Matter,' Climate Change Is Personal — And Painful

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 10:00am
By Jason Heller

Felicia Luna Lemus' memoir chronicles her attempt to make a life in California with her new wife — dealing with casual racism and homophobia, and then, terribly, the impact of the recent wildfires.

(Image credit: Akashic Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Mariah Carey's Memoir Is Further Proof: She Has A Gift For Storytelling

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 5:24am
By Aisha Harris

The hitmaker, now celebrating 30 years into her career, has released a memoir — The Meaning of Mariah Carey — as detailed and entertaining as her songs.

(Image credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Mariah Carey's Memoir Is Further Proof: She Has A Gift For Storytelling

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 5:24am
By Aisha Harris

The hitmaker, now celebrating 30 years into her career, has released a memoir — The Meaning of Mariah Carey — as detailed and entertaining as her songs.

(Image credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Arrest,’ by Jonathan Lethem

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 5:00am
By Charles Yu
In Lethem’s new novel, “The Arrest,” a visitor upends the pastoral, postapocalyptic lives of a farming community in Maine.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Meena Kandasamy Claims Space For Herself In 'Exquisite Cadavers'

Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 7:00am
By Jenny Bhatt

Meena Kandasamy's new novel is ostensibly about a married couple in London dealing with storms both intimate and geopolitical — but the writer also manages to work her own story into the margins.

(Image credit: Atlantic Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Meena Kandasamy Claims Space For Herself In 'Exquisite Cadavers'

Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 7:00am
By Jenny Bhatt

Meena Kandasamy's new novel is ostensibly about a married couple in London dealing with storms both intimate and geopolitical — but the writer also manages to work her own story into the margins.

(Image credit: Atlantic Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


If You Could Administer 'Instant Karma,' What Would You Do?

Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 7:00am
By Alethea Kontis

Marissa Meyer's new novel follows a girl who — after a karaoke rendition of John Lennon's "Instant Karma" and a blow to the head — develops the ability to visit swift retribution on wrongdoers.

(Image credit: Feiwel & Friends)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


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