Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 11:21am
An excerpt from “How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 7:50am
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 7:00am
By Heller McAlpin
Anne Tyler's latest novel — about a man who discovers that his calm, routine life may not be the one he really wants — is a balm for jangled nerves.
(Image credit: Knopf)
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:01am
An excerpt from “Redhead by the Side of the Road,” by Anne Tyler
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00am
By Susannah Cahalan
Sarah Menkedick suffered horrible anxiety after her daughter was born. In “Ordinary Insanity,” she examines the unacknowledged prevalence of clinically anxious mothers.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00am
By Meryl Gordon
Sallie Bingham’s new biography, “The Silver Swan,” adds a wealth of new material to our understanding of the heiress and philanthropist.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00am
By Susannah Cahalan
Sarah Menkedick suffered horrible anxiety after her daughter was born. In “Ordinary Insanity,” she examines the unacknowledged prevalence of clinically anxious mothers.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00am
By Steven J. Zipperstein
In “Europe Against the Jews: 1880-1945,” Gotz Aly finds the key to the 20th century’s disasters in the rise of nationalism in the 19th century.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00am
By Blanche Wiesen Cook
Francesca Wade’s “Square Haunting” chronicles five pioneering feminists and scholars who lived on the same London square between the two world wars.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00am
By Martha Southgate
“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale.