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May 12, 2022 · LETTERS TO GWEN JOHN, by Celia Paul. (New York Review Books, $29.95.) Paul’s haunting memoir takes the form of correspondence with a fellow painter she never knew: Gwen John, who died in 1939 ...
The Best Books of 2024 So Far. Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, recommends three of the best books of 2024, so far. By Gilbert Cruz, Claire Hogan and Karen Hanley.
Dec 15, 2021 · Below, selections by The New York Times’s daily book critics of their favorite titles from the past 12 months. The choices come from our four staff critics, Dwight Garner, Jennifer...
May 19, 2024 · MY BROTHER, MY LAND. Notes From an Israeli Jail. Weathering the Storm. THE MANGO TREE. Editors’ Choice Staff Picks From the Book Review. NO GOING BACK, THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Paperback Row /. DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG. Surviving the Revolution.
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- Bliss Montage by Ling Ma. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 21 Rave • 5 Positive • 2 Mixed. Read an interview with Ling Ma here. “The eight wily tales mark the return of an author whose inventive debut, Severance, urgently announced her as a writer worth watching … an assured follow-up, a striking collection that peddles in the uncanny and the surreal, but it often lacks Severance’s zest.
- Liberation Day by George Saunders. (Random House) 16 Rave • 6 Positive • 5 Mixed (86) Read George Saunders on reading chaotically and the power of generous teachers, here.
- Homesickness by Colin Barrett. (Grove Press) 16 Rave • 1 Positive • 1 Mixed. Read an essay by Colin Barrett here. “Its comedy stands in balance to the collection’s more tragic tenor … expands [Barrett’s] range, and though the first took place in the fictional Irish town of Glanbeigh, the books share a fabric shot through with dark humor, pitch-perfect dialogue and a signature freshness that makes life palpable on the page.
- Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu. (Tin House) 13 Rave • 4 Positive. Read a story from Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century here. “..
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Dec 2, 2021 · Movies. Review: ‘West Side Story’ is Steven Spielberg’s most exhilarating movie in years. Rachel Zegler as Maria in a scene from “West Side Story.” (20th Century Studios/AP) By...
