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  1. The National Book Review

    REVIEW: Lydia Millet's Wide-Ranging New Book Explores Plants, Animals, Insects -- and Life REVIEW: In this Debut Novel, a Woman Confronts a Phantom Ballerina and God ©2018 The National Book Review

  2. The National Book Review

    The National Book Review is an online journal created by people who love books for people who love them. A forum for the discussion of books and ideas, the National Book Review calls attention to some of the best new books -- ones that people are talking about, or should be -- in our "5 Hot Books" feature. With our book reviews, Q&A's with ...

  3. List: Our 10 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2021

    The National Book Review selects the best non-fiction books of 2021, covering history, politics, culture, and more. From Kevin Boyle's The Shattering to Tiya Miles' All That She Carried, these books offer insights, stories, and perspectives on America and the world.

  4. The National Book Review

    The National Book Review. 2,698 likes. This is the Facebook page of The National Book Review, a journal of books and ideas.

  5. The National Book Review

    The National Book Review is an online journal created by people who love books for people who love them. A forum for the discussion of books and ideas, the National Book Review calls attention to some of the best new books -- ones that people are talking about, or should be -- in our "5 Hot Books" feature. ...

  6. 2022 National Book Award Winners: Full List

    72. Imani Perry's book "South to America" won the National Book Award on Wednesday. Left: Evan Agostini/Invision, via Associated Press. By Elizabeth A. Harris. Nov. 16, 2022. Imani Perry won ...

  7. 2021 National Book Award Winners: Full List

    By Elizabeth A. Harris. Nov. 17, 2021. Jason Mott won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday for his novel " Hell of a Book," an account of a Black author's book tour intertwined ...

  8. Some of the NPR staff's favorite books of 2021 from Books We Love : NPR

    Here are the Books We Love: 360+ great 2021 reads recommended by NPR. Here are a handful of some of the most interesting staff picks — you may even find some choices that surprise you! — like ...

  9. Books: Book Reviews, Book News, and Author Interviews : NPR

    NPR's brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. Interviews, reviews, and much more.

  10. National Book Awards

    The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to celebrate the best writing in America. Since 1989, they have been overseen by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. Read More >.

  11. All of the 2022 National Book Award finalists, read and reviewed

    The nominations highlight fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young adult books. For the past 9 years, the Vox staff has read them all, and we've shared our thoughts on what ...

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    The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson. Crown 592 pp. By Paul Markowitz. Erik Larson, the best-selling author of The Splendid and the Vile, Devil in the White City, In the Garden of Beasts and other acclaimed works of popular history, has written a new book in which he examines six months of the Civil War from the election of ...

  13. Watch the 71st National Book Awards

    Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason's many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist.

  14. The National Book Review

    The National Book Review. A Journal of Books and Ideas. The National Book Review is a journal of books and ideas, edited by Elizabeth Taylor (@etayloretayor) and Adam Cohen (@adamscohen) Show Full Bio. November 16, 2017. 5 HOT BOOKS: A History of Bunk, the Fall of Rome (with Modern Parallels) and More.

  15. Book Reviews

    Blindsided by 'The Most': This is a superb novel of a marriage at its breakpoint. July 30, 2024 • The story takes place in Newark, over the course of a single day in 1957, which we experience ...

  16. Book Review

    Reviews, essays, best sellers and children's books coverage from The New York Times Book Review.

  17. Book Reviews: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies, Memoirs

    Book reviews, excerpts, author interviews, and news from our critics & contributors.

  18. Winners of the 2022 National Book Awards Revealed

    The winners of the 2022 National Book Awards were announced Wednesday evening, with Tess Gunty, Imani Perry, and Sabaa Tahir among the authors taking home the prestigious literary prizes. The ceremony was held in Manhattan, the first in-person event since 2019, and emceed by television host and author Padma Lakshmi.

  19. Q&A: Author Robert Dugoni Talks About 'The Extraordinary Life of Sam

    He currently contributes to the Big Thrill, Crimespree Magazine, Criminal Element, Mystery Scene Magazine, the National Book Review, the News and Times, the Strand Magazine, and Suspense Magazine. He made his fiction debut in Tricks and Treats, an award-winning anthology published by Books & Boos Press in 2016, and will be featured in My ...

  20. Book Review: Wright Thompson exposes deep racist roots of the

    "The barn… is long and narrow with sliding doors in the middle," writes Wright Thompson in 'The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi.' "Nobody knows when it was built exactly but its cypress-board walls were already weathered in the summer of 1955.". What happened inside the barn on Aug. 28, 1955, changed history. It's where a 14-year-old boy was tortured and ...

  21. Book review: My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss

    Recent stories from Nine To Noon. Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu; Kiwi actor Dean O'Gorman digs deep for his directorial debut; South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler

  22. Book Review: 'The Friend' Wins 2018 National Book Award For Fiction

    "The Friend" just won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction. And Sigrid Nunez, who's taught at Princeton, Amherst, The New School and other universities and is the author of eight acclaimed ...

  23. "The Women": Author, Vietnam nurse describe book's effect

    The Helena American Legion Post 2 member assisted the author with many details and nuances in her research, and her husband, retired VA surgeon Mike Evans, helped make the book accurate from a medical perspective. Carlson Evans also helped Hannah find others who were in theater to review her work.

  24. REVIEW: It's the 1950s, and Some Kids from Nebraska Hit the Road for

    A road novel and a Homeric epic by Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway follows four young travelers across the US in 1954. The reviewer praises the novel's rich characters, themes, and storytelling, and compares it to classic tales and a fictional book-within-a-book.

  25. The Virtue of Habits and Habit of Virtues

    Dr. Andrew Abela, dean of the Busch School of Business at Catholic University, discusses the theology of virtues, human flourishing, and today's business culture.

  26. Strengthening family supports would boost Nebraska economy, review

    After examining local, state and national databases, Husker researchers have concluded that expanding and enhancing supports for Nebraska's families is vital to the health and well-being of the state's current and future generations. ... State Priorities and Key Areas of Promise," was recently published in Marriage and Family Review, a ...

  27. Q&A: Richard Lischer Talks About the Art of Spiritual Memoir

    For The National Book Review, Barbara Mahany, author of several spiritual memoirs, spoke with Lischer about his new book, likening their conversation to "that long-awaited cross-campus stroll after class had ended, and the beloved professor, as always, offered more time and undivided attention.". Q: Your book reads like a master class in ...

  28. In his final bid for office, County Commissioner ...

    Democrat Molly Marshall, an Air National Guard veteran, is challenging incumbent Republican Al French for his seat on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners in the 2024 general election.