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To the Mathematician Eugenia Cheng, There’s No Gap Between Art and Science

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 8:50am

“The boundaries between subjects are really artificial constructs by humans, like the boundaries between colors in a rainbow.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Are They Still Beach Books if You’re Not Reading Them on the Beach?

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 5:00am

By Elisabeth Egan

Of course they are — and this summer, more than ever, indulge in some page-turning escapism.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Are They Still Beach Books if You’re Not Reading Them on the Beach?

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 5:00am

By Elisabeth Egan

Of course they are — and this summer, more than ever, indulge in some page-turning escapism.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Missing Weddings? Lucy Foley’s Sinister Best Seller Will Cheer You Up.

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 5:00am

By Elisabeth Egan

When it comes to nightmare nuptials, “The Guest List” takes the cake.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

In 'Blood On The River,' The Berbice Rebellion Foreshadows Later Insurgencies

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 7:59am

By Martha Anne Toll

Marjoleine Kars recounts a tale of oppression, bloodshed, and some triumph in her previously untold account of the 1763-64 slave rebellion in Dutch Berbice, modern day Guyana.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews

From Concerts to Cartoons: Chopin’s Most Famous Composition

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 3:35pm

By Jeremy Denk

A combination of biography, cultural commentary and personal reflection, Annik LaFarge’s “Chasing Chopin” radiates out from the “Funeral March.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Happily Ever After? Harry and Meghan Will Settle for Normal

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 2:30pm

By Tariro Mzezewa

In “Finding Freedom,” the veteran reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand show how the British royal family’s fairy tale turned into a cautionary one.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

In ‘Zo,’ Love Must Overcome Class Difference and Disaster

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 2:21pm

By Kawai Strong Washburn

Xander Miller’s debut novel asks how we can stay together when the world is coming apart.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Kurt Andersen Asks: What Is the Future of America?

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 2:21pm

By Anand Giridharadas

“Evil Geniuses” diagnoses the troubling changes that have taken place in America over the last several decades, and how to fix them.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Evil Genuises,’ by Kurt Andersen: An Excerpt

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 2:20pm

An excerpt from “Evil Genuises,” by Kurt Andersen

Source: NY Times Book Reviews