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In 'How Much Of These Hills Is Gold,' This Land Is Not Your Land

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 7:00am

By Annalisa Quinn

C Pam Zhang's debut novel follows a brother and sister, children of Chinese laborers, as the search the dusty hills of Gold Rush-era California for a place to bury their father's body.

(Image credit: Riverhead Books)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

New in Paperback: ‘American Carnage’ and ‘Mrs. Everything’

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 5:00am

By Jennifer Krauss

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 2:47pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

What Happened to Jane Austen’s Brother … and Other Letters

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00am

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Looking at the History of Viruses and Public Opinion

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00am

In 1999, David Papineau wrote for the Book Review about “Flu,” Gina Kolata’s book about the 1918 influenza pandemic and the hunt for the virus that caused it.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Nobel-Winning Economist Who Wants You to Read More Fiction

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00am

“I would encourage anyone interested in understanding the Great Depression or mid-19th century Britain to turn to Steinbeck or Dickens.”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Jen Gotch Is Not a Therapist, but She Knows How to Cope

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00am

By Elisabeth Egan

The retail guru and best-selling author of “The Upside of Being Down” shares practical advice for readers and ruminators.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

What Lorrie Moore Doesn’t Know About Jane Austen … and Other Letters

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00am

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'I Don't Want To Die Poor' Maintains Sense Of Humor Amid Stories Of Struggle

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 4:59am

By Gabino Iglesias

Making Michael Arceneaux's book required reading in high schools would help a lot of young people think twice about the promise that going to college is the only path to upward social mobility.

(Image credit: Atria Books )

Source: NPR Book Reviews

The Heroine of This Korean Best Seller Is Extremely Ordinary. That’s the Point.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 9:00am

By Alexandra Alter

“Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982,” a surprise hit when it was published, ignited what Cho Nam-Joo called “a public debate” around gender and inequality.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews