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![]() NYT > BooksLast Build Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:19 GMT Copyright: Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company
Raymond Carver’s Life and Stories Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:08 GMT Raymond CarverCarol Sklenicka’s biography and a long-overdue “Collected Stories” spotlight Carver’s growth as a writer and illuminate his poisonous relationship with the editor Gordon Lish.
Andre Agassi’s Hate of the Game Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:18 GMT Andre Agassi at the French Open finals in 1991 ...Bracingly devoid of triumphalist homily, Andre Agassi’s is one of the most passionately anti-sports books ever written by a superstar athlete.
Haleh Esfandiari: Prisoner of Tehran Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:02 GMT Haleh EsfandiariA love of Iran underlies a scholar’s memoir of surreal interrogation and solitary confinement in Tehran.
Double Agency Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:26 GMT In this novel, British and American spies clash in the buildup to the Beijing Olympics.
Disturbing the Comfortable Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:31 GMT Stories rooted in horror, fable and fairy tale, by the Russian writer Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.
Taking No Prisoners Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:15 GMT A historical novel about the ferocious Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest and the slaves who followed him.
Return to Progress Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:03:01 GMT Collected columns denouncing the Bush wars and tax cuts and recounting the fits of nerves that President Obama coolly overcomes.
Into the West Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:01 GMT James K. Polk, around 1840.A thorough, well-wrought political history of James K. Polk’s presidency and the triumph of Manifest Destiny.
A Soldier’s Story Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:07 GMT Pfc. John Nelson, the author’s grandfather, 1917.A writer revisits the 1918 battle that left its mark on his grandfather.
Word Made Flesh Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:11 GMT Questions for, quibbles with and tributes to the sometimes inscrutable protagonist of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The Pain That Binds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:35 GMT In this novel, a girl’s disappearance sets off ripples of grief in a small South Dakota town.
A Jaundiced View Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:05 GMT The lives — as well as the livers — of the characters in Will Self’s beguiling linked stories are in very bad shape indeed.
Books of The Times: ‘You Know That Chicken Is Chicken, Right?’ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:21 GMT Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Safran Foer uses his literary gifts to give the reader some very visceral, very gruesome descriptions of factory farming and the slaughterhouse.
Colum McCann Wins National Book Award Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:43:39 GMT Colum McCann won for his novel “Let the Great World Spin,” while T.J. Stiles won in the nonfiction category.
Library Leader in Era of Change to Step Down Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:47 GMT Paul LeClercPaul LeClerc announced that he would step down as president of the New York Public Library in 2011.
Books of The Times: The Queasy Side of Theodore Roosevelt’s Diplomatic Voyage Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:29:35 GMT James BradleyThis incendiary new book angrily and persuasively connects Theodore Roosevelt’s noxious racial views to his foreign policy miscalculations in Asia.
Newly Released Books Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:47 GMT Fiction by Penelope Lively, Ha Jin, Lauren Grodstein, Charles Cumming, Paul Auster and Jim Kokoris.
Books of The Times: Gratitude’s Grace Can Be Itself a Gift Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:06:59 GMT Margaret VisserA scholarly, many-angled examination of what gratitude is and how it functions in our lives.
Cellphone Apps Challenge the Rise of E-Readers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:32 GMT Travis Bryant, with his daughter, Ivey, reading “The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril” on his iPhone at their home in Alabama.Some readers prefer the convenience of small-screen smartphones to e-readers.
The Pour: An Invitation to Read, Sniff and Taste Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:26:20 GMT Six new books about wine can help the reader to better understand what’s in the glass.
Books of The Times: Desperately Seeking Dad: A Murder Mystery Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:15:59 GMT Zachary LazarThough Ed Lazar’s younger son, Zachary, did not know his father well, he has written a pungent-sounding but maddeningly vague book about Ed’s murder.
In Fleury’s Memoir, Rangers Years Are a ‘Nightmare’ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:59:42 GMT The former Ranger Theo Fleury's new book reveals his sexual abuse by a junior hockey coach.With its revelations of sexual abuse and details of substance abuse, Theo Fleury’s memoir has rocked the hockey world as surely as Andre Agassi’s recent memoir rocked tennis.
Books of The Times: Memoir Is Palin’s Payback to McCain Campaign Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:12:40 GMT Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska on the campaign trail in September 2008 with Senator John McCain. Sarah Palin’s new book is part cagey spin job and part earnest autobiography. Its most compelling sections deal not with politics, but with her life in Alaska.
Hardcover Fiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:33 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King 2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown 3. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham 4. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett 5. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver
Hardcover Nonfiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:15:31 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. OPEN, by Andre Agassi 2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom 3. A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS, by Mike Huckabee 4. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 5. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback Trade Fiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:17:08 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. PUSH, by Sapphire 2. BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts 3. SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan 4. THE SHACK, by William P. Young 5. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:18:55 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham 2. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson 3. BORN OF FIRE, by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4. YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME, by Dean Koontz 5. TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION, by David Michaels
Paperback Nonfiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:19:50 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis 2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin 3. OUR CHOICE, by Al Gore 4. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
Plotting Thrillers in the Fog of China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:26 GMT So much of what is known of China’s beating Communist heart is guesswork. But not for the spy novelist.
Crossroads: How Can We Help the World’s Poor? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:07 GMT Humanitarians are fiercely divided about what helps poor people. It’s clear that doing good is harder than it looks.
Fiction Chronicle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:33 GMT Books by Janet Skeslien Charles, Robert Hicks, Anita Diamant, N. M. Kelby and Rebecca Stott.
TBR: Inside the List Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:18 GMT Linda HowardI’m a sucker for tales of extreme weather, so my curiosity was piqued by Linda Howard’s “Ice,” new at No. 8 on the hardcover fiction list.
The 10 Best Books of 2008 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:39:41 GMT The Book Review picks the best works from the last year.
Holiday Books: 100 Notable Books of 2008 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:44:44 GMT The Book Review picks outstanding works from the last year.
Talk to the Newsroom: Book Review Editor Sam Tanenhaus Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:15:49 GMT Sam TanenhausSam Tanenhaus has been editor of the Book Review since April 2004. |
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