11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Droll Wit And Delightful Details Make 'Writers & Lovers' A Winning Read
Lily King's latest novel — about a young woman choosing between two loves while trying to live a creative life — proves literature doesn't have to be groundbreaking to be absolutely compelling.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
‘The Exhibition of Persephone Q,’ by Jessi Jezewska Stevens: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Exhibition of Persephone Q,” by Jessi Jezewska Stevens
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Erik Larson Will Keep Calm and Carry On
However, the author of a new best seller about Winston Churchill is carrying Purell on his book tour.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In Post-9/11 New York, a Newlywed Reckons With Her Own Lost Past
Jessi Jezewska Stevens’s debut novel, “The Exhibition of Persephone Q,” features a woman who is unwittingly the central subject of a photography show.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
For 30 Years, He Assumed the Identity of His Dead Friend. Now He’s Coming Clean.
In Maisy Card’s debut novel, “These Ghosts Are Family,” a Jamaican immigrant reckons with a decades-old lie in 21st-century Harlem.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Literary Dinner Party? Anne Enright Would Prefer Lunch
“Somewhere outdoors in the sunshine, with a walk afterwards,” says the Booker-winning author of “Actress” and other books. “I am not as interested in what people say as in where they look.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy, From RuPaul to a Nine-Dish Meal
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Life Is Hard, So Why Not Wear Your Dog? Questions For Laura Zigman
Laura Zigman's compassionate, occasionally cringey and ultimately comforting new novel follows a middle-aged woman as she comes to terms with the ways her life hasn't turned out the way she'd hoped.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Witchcraft, Field Hockey And 1980s Massachusetts Meet In 'We Ride Upon Sticks'
In Quan Barry's charming novel, a team's luck changes when its members pledge themselves to the forces of eternal darkness by signing a spiral notebook with Emilio Estevez's face on it.
(Image credit: Beth Novey/NPR)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
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