This week, Kevin Wilson reviews Stephen Wright’s new novel, “Processed Cheese.” In 2006, Laura Miller wrote for the Book Review about “The Amalgamation Polka,” Wright’s novel about the descendant of both ardent abolitionists and unwavering slaveholders. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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Hilary Mantel stressed she was concerned with depicting the outer world faithfully but her chief concern was her character’s interior drama. This adaptation shows how much she strayed from that Continue reading at The Conversation
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The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published several collections of poems. Our critic takes a look. Continue reading at The New York Times
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A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that made a compelling impression. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Golden Voice narrator Julia Whelan joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to tell listeners about narrating Kristin Hannah’s memorable historical fiction audiobook, The Women, one of our picks for Best Fiction of 2024. It’s an emotional story about Vietnam War combat nurses, and Julia details how she... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The last time I wrote a novel set in what I considered to be the present was 2009-2010. The iPhone had appeared in 2007, but it had nothing to do with my characters, who were poor or old or both and lived on the scrappy outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since then, my books have […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Pack your ereader with today's bounty of excellent deals from historical fiction to nonfiction, dystopian reads to romance, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
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In “The Miraculous From the Material,” the best-selling author Alan Lightman examines the science behind the wonder. Continue reading at The New York Times
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25 of the most important cookbooks of the last 100 years, the best historical fiction of 2024, and Martin Scorcese's adaptation plans. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Yang Shuang-zi’s “Taiwan Travelogue,” a National Book Award finalist, is a nesting-doll narrative about colonial power in its many forms. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Death on a doomed ship, historical fiction from the Hundred Years' War, our relationship with the natural world, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at Book Riot
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The Big A weighs in on the best books of the year, new YA titles out this week, historical fiction for Native American Heritage Month, and more today on Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Which historical fiction novel featuring Native Americans are you picking up this month? Continue reading at Book Riot
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Discuss our November book club selection, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez, with the Book Review. Continue reading at The New York Times
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An Arthurian Retelling, Historical Fiction Set in Malaysia, a Queer Magical Romance, and More in Today's Best YA Deals Continue reading at Book Riot
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Horror for all scaredy-types, recent post-apocalyptic fiction, historical fiction set in Scotland, and much more on Book Riot today. Continue reading at Book Riot
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The “One Tree Hill” actor has written a memoir of the decade she spent beholden to the Big House Family — and her escape. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Unique experiment in German-language public broadcasting 3sat faces pressure from populist rightIn many countries around the world, breakfast TV means celebrity interviews, soap operas and last night’s football highlights. On the German-language channel 3sat this Sunday morning, it means a... Continue reading at The Guardian
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“Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Daniel M. Lavery’s debut novel collects vignettes from inside the Biedermeier, a second-rate, rapidly waning establishment in midcentury New York City. Continue reading at The New York Times
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An Oct. 7 survival memoir and a chronicle of theft in 1948 grapple with the history of a war-torn region. Continue reading at The New York Times
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