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Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley â review The Guardian Two long-term couples' lives are changed by a sudden death in Hadley's wonderful tale of ageing and adultery. Best new books - New novels to read now Good Housekeeping UK Good Housekeeping's books editor reveals her top 5 new books to read now. 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf,' by Marlon James book review The Washington Post Stand aside, Beowulf. There's a new epic hero slashing his way into our hearts, and we may never get all the blood off our hands. (Riverhead). Marlon James is ... A road story for the Trump era â Valeria Luiselliâs remarkable new novel The Globe and Mail Lost Children Archive, the third novel by Valeria Luiselli, is at its heart a road story. A family of four ventures toward the border in Arizona from their home in New ... 'The Darkest Year' explores how Americans adapted to World War II Christian Science Monitor The appeal of William K. 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Christopher Lehmann-Hauptâs Most Memorable Book Reviews The New York Times Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, the influential critic who died earlier this week, wrote some 4,000 reviews and essays during his three-decade tenure covering ... Everybody who loves books should check out âThe Library Bookâ The Washington Post Susan Orlean had never burned a book before. The idea was repulsive to her, calling up images of Nazis tossing Torahs into the flames. But she wanted to know ... âGreen Bookâ Review: A Road Trip Through a Land of Racial ClichĂ©s The New York Times âGreen Bookâ is a road movie set in 1962, long before Apple or Google Maps or Waze, but as it makes its way from New York to Alabama and back, you might ... Education Across the United Kingdom 1944-2017: Local government, accountability and partnerships, edited by Robert McCloy Church Times Dennis Richards looks at 70 years of trying to get education right. The Library Fire That Ignited an Authorâs Imagination The New York Times Susan Orlean's âThe Library Bookâ is an absorbing account of the 1986 fire that devastated the Los Angeles Central Library and a homage to libraries ... Stephen Kingâs Halloween book is shockingly . . . heartwarming? The Washington Post Elevationâ is a slim, humane novel about the virtues of being neighborly. How The Times Avoids Conflicts of Interest in Book Reviews The New York Times Pamela Paul and two other editors of The New York Times Book Review explain how they use the section's long tradition as a âpolitical Switzerlandâ to try to ... Maureen Corrigan Picks The Best Books Of 2018, Including The Novel Of The Year NPR *Fresh* Air's book critic recommends her 10 favorite books of the year, including The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai's sweeping story about the AIDS epidemic ... Is This the Best One-Volume Biography of Churchill Yet Written? 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A âTalented Mr. Ripleyâ pursues literary fame in âA Ladder to the Skyâ - The Washington Post A âTalented Mr. Ripleyâ pursues literary fame in âA Ladder to the Skyâ The Washington Post John Boyne's novel is a satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller. In Barbara Kingsolverâs New Book, a Family Teeters on the Brink The New York Times Unsheltered,â a big, gripping, emotionally complex novel on the same scale as âThe Poisonwood Bible,â explores what it means to have a safe place in the ... Our 15 Most-Read Book Reviews of 2018 ChristianityToday.com Mr. Rogers's dangerous side, what we lose when hymnbooks disappear, and quitting the tug-of-war over Dietrich Bonhoeffer's legacy. The 10 Best Books of 2018 The New York Times The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year. What does it mean to be Native American? A new novel offers a bracing answer. The Washington Post Toward the end of Tommy Orange's devastating debut novel, a 4-year-old Native American boy keeps asking his grandma: âWhat are we? What are we?â (Knopf). Alice Walker: By the Book The New York Times The author, most recently, of the poetry collection âTaking the Arrow Out of the Heartâ feels a duty to read about countries devastated by war: âThe suffering, ... Motif Photo Book Review: Limited Software, OK Book Tom's Guide Apple Photos no longer lets you create projects such as photo books within its interface. However, the printing *service* that was behind those projects is now ... An enigmatic child sends a small town on a search for answers The Washington Post Diane Setterfield haunts familiar ground in âOnce Upon a River,â an eerily mystic tale of a mute child who captivates the local townspeople after she's seemingly ... The publisher of âAdĂšleâ asked me to endorse the book. I could not. The Washington Post Here is a window into how the world of book publishing works: Last fall, while on a book tour, I received a note from an editor at Penguin Books asking whether I ... Antisocial Media, book review: Good intentions gone bad ZDNet Siva Vaidhyanathan details the many ways Facebook divides us, and offers suggestions on how to counter its damaging effect on democracy. Isabel Wilkerson on Michelle Obamaâs âBecomingâ and the Great Migration The New York Times The former first lady's long-awaited new memoir recounts with insight, candor and wit her family's trajectory from the Jim Crow South to Chicago's South Side ... A novel attempt to understand the father of the atomic bomb The Washington Post Louisa Hall's âTrinityâ uses fictional characters to revisit the life and legacy of Robert Oppenheimer. An Epic Blaze Propels Susan Orleanâs âThe Library Bookâ The New York Times Orlean's latest, inspired by the mystery of a fire that destroyed and damaged more than a million books in Los Angeles, is also a tribute to public libraries. Mixbook photo book review: Great online editor, stunning photo prints PCWorld Mixbook is one of our favorite photo book services with an awesome web-based creation tool, and excellent print quality. Shutterfly photo book review: Great photos, not-so-great editor PCWorld Founded in 1999, Shutterfly has been in the online photo printing business the longest among all its DIY photo book competitors. It's very popular, with millions ... Book reviews: Mazes, stories share about the Book of Mormon in 'Amazing Scriptures' and ' From Lehi to Moroni' Deseret News Theses books target younger readers and share about the Book of Mormon with activities and illustrated stories and temple facts. Bob Woodwardâs meticulous, frightening look inside the Trump White House The Washington Post It's hard to imagine a more disturbing portrait of a president than the one Bob Woodward painted of Richard Nixon in his final days: paranoid, poisoned by power ... John F. Kennedyâs assassination sets a thriller in motion in âNovember Roadâ The Washington Post It is a moment in history we return to again and again: the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Entire libraries have been filled with volumes generated by this ... âMilkmanâ Slogs Through Political and Cultural Tensions in Northern Ireland - The New York Times âMilkmanâ Slogs Through Political and Cultural Tensions in Northern Ireland The New York Times In Anna Burns's novel, winner of this year's Man Booker Prize, an unnamed girl is menaced by a political dissident's affections. Picaboo photo book review: Decent overall, but photo reproduction is inconsistent PCWorld Picaboo is certainly a contender among the many services that let you create and order a custom photo book online. The company is mostly focused on photo ... Book Review: 'Keeping At It' by Paul Volcker Fortune At 91, former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker pulls no punches in "Keeping At It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Governance." It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work, book review: Choose calm instead ZDNet It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work âą By Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson âą Harper Collins âą 240 pages âą ISBN 978-0008323448 âą ÂŁ12.99. 36 books for history lovers: BBC History Magazine's Christmas reading list BBC History Magazine It's been a fantastic year for new history books, but which titles absolutely demand attention? Here's an index of our books of the year 2018 â as chosen by our ... âPutneyâ is the perfect book club pick for the #MeToo moment The Washington Post Thought-provoking and relevant, Sofka Zinovieff's new novel âPutneyâ will provide plenty of book groups with fodder for discussions about female sexuality, child ... âOhioâ explains how America got into this dark mess of alienation and frustration The Washington Post Stephen Markley's bruising novel offers a prehistory of now. |
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