A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo.
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A filmmaker in Nazi Germany strikes a deal with the devil in ‘The Director’
When do compromises turn into full-blown capitulation? Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel draws on the true story of German film director G.W. Pabst.
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5 new books to check out this week — including Isabel Allende’s latest
My Name Is Emilia Del Valle is the newest novel from the prodigious Chilean expat, now in her 80s. Plus, a personal history of the orange, a Josephine Baker history and having kids in the digital age.
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Supermarket displays of oranges will never look the same after reading ‘Foreign Fruit’
In her new hybrid memoir, Katie Goh unravels the multitudes citrus fruit contains, in lockstep with mythologies of colonialism, inheritance, and identity.
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Canadian writer Canisia Lubrin wins $150K Carol Shields literary prize
The judges of the annual prize for female and nonbinary writers praised Lubrin’s debut short story collection, Code Noir, for breaking “new ground in short fiction.”
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There’s some Revolutionary reading coming your way this week
The second volume in Pulitzer-winning historian Rick Atkinson’s planned trilogy on the American Revolution publishes Tuesday. Plus a graphic memoir, short fiction, and “the secret life” of a cemetery.
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This terrifying horror novel proves: Nothing is old if you make it new
Nat Cassidy’s wildly entertaining novel is a superb example of how to work with clichés. When the Wolf Comes Home might sound like a werewolf novel — but it’s an entirely different animal.
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AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish ‘Dream Hotel’
Laila Lalami’s dystopian novel centers on a woman who’s been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.
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This new story collection is marvelous — if a bit meandering
Lydia Millet’s characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author’s talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.
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Looking for a new book this week? Here are 5 wide-ranging options
A true smorgasbord is on offer for readers this week. Care for an inspirational memoir? Reminders of the precarious position of civilization? Early summer read? They’re all here.
