From Saigon to the Suburbs, a Vietnamese-American’s Struggle to Assimilate
In “Sigh, Gone,” Phuc Tran recalls his coming-of-age in a white world with an Asian face.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Where Lonely Refugees Learn English From Daytime Soaps
“How to Pronounce Knife,” a debut story collection by Souvankham Thammavongsa, features dislocated characters forced to reinvent their lives in unnamed North American cities.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Betsey Johnson to Pot in San Francisco
A selection of recent audiobooks of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Who Is Really Running the Government?
With his new book, “In Deep,” David Rohde argues that there is no “deep state,” but that Donald Trump may be creating one of his own.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In a New Collection of Old Stories, Madeleine L’Engle Is Back
This posthumous collection shows the evolution of one of the world’s most beloved writers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Ever Wonder 'What It's Like To Be A Bird'? David Allen Sibley Has Some Answers
David Allen Sibley's name is synonymous with his bird field guides. In researching this volume, he became convinced of something new: Birds make complex decisions and experience emotions.
(Image credit: David Allen Sibley/Knopf)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Can’t Sleep? Let Stephen King Keep You Company
His latest book, the novella collection “If It Bleeds,” offers the familiar unsettling pleasures.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Apsara Engine' Doesn't Break The Graphic Novel Rules — It Ignores Them
Bishakh Som's new comics collection is uncanny and hard to categorize — science-fictiony, mythic and humanistic, without making any particular assumptions about where humans as a species are going.
(Image credit: The Feminist Press at CUNY)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
From Missing Persons to Mistaken Identities, Books About Seeing and Being Seen
Slices of young adult life, from Monica Hesse (“They Went Left”), Ismée Williams (“This Train Is Being Held”), George M. Johnson (“All Boys Aren’t Blue”) and Meredith Tate (“The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly”).
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘Man of My Time,’ by Dalia Sofer: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Man of My Time,” by Dalia Sofer
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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