Book Review: ‘The Vulnerables,’ by Sigrid Nunez Image Date Monday, October 30, 2023 - 3:01 AM Description Set during the pandemic, Sigrid Nunez’s new novel, “The Vulnerables,” is a story of unlikely companionship and personal reflection.
Book Review: ‘Blowback,’ by Miles Taylor; ‘Renegade,’ by Adam Kinzinger; ‘Losing Our Religion,’ by Russell Moore Image Date Monday, October 30, 2023 - 3:00 AM Description Three new books from different corners of conservative America talk about the ways Donald Trump disfigured the country and wrecked their public lives.
Book Review: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine,’ edited by Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel Date Sunday, October 29, 2023 - 4:20 PM Description This collection of archival treasures at the Bob Dylan Center includes fan mail from Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.
Book review: “A City on Mars,” by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Date Sunday, October 29, 2023 - 7:07 AM Description Probably not, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith argue in “A City on Mars.”
Book Review: ‘The Berry Pickers,’ by Amanda Peters Date Saturday, October 28, 2023 - 3:00 AM Description In Amanda Peters’s debut novel, a 4-year-old Mi’kmaw girl disappears one summer, prompting a lifelong saga of mystery and tragedy.
Book Review: ‘Absolution,’ by Alice McDermott Image Date Friday, October 27, 2023 - 9:34 AM Description What happens when two American women attempt to help the people of Saigon? In Alice McDermott’s new novel, the answer is complicated.
Book Review: Children’s Books About Witches Image Date Friday, October 27, 2023 - 3:01 AM Description Jewish magic, Southern conjure magic and Scottish magic abound in new middle grade novels by Laurel Snyder, Eden Royce and Elle McNicoll.
Book Review: Children’s Novels About Witches Date Friday, October 27, 2023 - 3:01 AM Description Jewish magic, Southern conjure magic and Scottish magic abound in new middle grade novels by Laurel Snyder, Eden Royce and Elle McNicoll.
Book Review: ‘The Reformatory,’ by Tananarive Due Image Date Friday, October 27, 2023 - 3:00 AM Description In Tananarive Due’s new novel, a boy sentenced to a brutal reform school must capture the phantoms of those who died at the institution in the past.
Book Review: ‘Emperor of Rome,’ by Mary Beard Date Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 10:51 AM Description The classicist Mary Beard examines the excesses and tedium of imperial rule, sorting fact from gossip and tall tales.