Book Review: ‘Blood in the Machine,’ by Brian Merchant Image Date Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 3:00 AM Description Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine” compares the labor struggles of the Industrial Revolution to today’s abusive gig economy.
Book Review: ‘Blood Test,’ by Charles Baxter Date Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description Charles Baxter’s new novel is a snapshot of a troubled America, disguised as a speculative comedy.
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: ‘Blue Lard,’ by Vladimir Sorokin Date Sunday, February 25, 2024 - 3:02 AM Description Vladimir Sorokin’s novel “Blue Lard” features a world largely bereft of love or moral concern, but it reminds us of our freedom.
Book Review: ‘Blue Ruin,’ by Hari Kunzru Image Date Monday, May 06, 2024 - 8:33 AM Description Hari Kunzru examines the ties between art and wealth in a new novel, “Blue Ruin.”
Book Review: ‘Blue Sisters,’ by Coco Mellors Date Tuesday, September 03, 2024 - 3:02 AM Description In Coco Mellors’s second novel, “Blue Sisters,” three adult siblings reunite on the first anniversary of their sister’s death.
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: ‘Bonding,’ by Mariel Franklin Image Date Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 2:46 PM Description “Bonding,” by Mariel Franklin, is a love story charged by the absurdities of a market-driven culture.
Book Review: ‘Book and Dagger,’ by Elyse Graham Image Date Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description In her lively “Book and Dagger,” the historian Elyse Graham rescues a cast of scholar-spies from obscurity.
Book Review: ‘Boom Town,’ by Nic Stone Image Date Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 3:01 AM Description In Nic Stone’s new book, “Boom Town,” a dancer at a strip club in Atlanta must search for her peers who have disappeared.