Atlantic County Library System

‘The Resisters,’ by Gish Jen: An Excerpt

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:01am

An excerpt from “The Resisters,” by Gish Jen

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy,’ by Eilene Zimmerman: An Excerpt

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:01am

An excerpt from “Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy,” by Eilene Zimmerman

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Tiger, Snowplow, Helicopter and Free-Range Parents, Listen Up!

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Cathi Hanauer

Madeline Levine’s new book has a message for anyone raising kids: Get squiggly.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

In 1980s Glasgow, a World of Pain Made Bearable by Love

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Leah Hager Cohen

Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” follows a boy and his family as things go from bad to worse to excruciating in a fierce but loving tale.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Masculine Mystique: A New Kind of Trans Memoir

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Jordy Rosenberg

Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s “Something That May Shock and Discredit You” contains hilarious, transcendent “memoir-adjacent” essays on gender.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Myth of the Silent, Sulky, Horny Teenage Boy

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Lauren Smith Brody

Two new books challenge the assumption that it’s impossible to reach that kid with the wispy mustache. In fact, reaching him is more important than ever.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Caffeine to the Space Race

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Zonked on Vicodin in the Corner Office

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Jay McInerney

Jay McInerney on two new accounts of drug addiction in the white-collar world.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

When All the World’s at War, Only Theater Feels Real

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Irina Dumitrescu

Daniel Kehlmann’s “Tyll” follows an impish entertainer and his merry crew as they navigate the havoc of Europe during the Thirty Years’ War.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Future Is Here, and Uncomfortably Close to Home

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 5:00am

By Karen Thompson Walker

In “The Resisters,” Gish Jen’s novel of dystopian America, the have-nots are unemployed and forced to eat food that will kill them. But it’s not all doom and gloom.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews