The New York Times Book Review – Sept. 15, 2024

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (September 15, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Making Art and Selling Out’ = In Danny Senna’s fleet, funny novel “Colored Television”, a struggling writer in a mixed-race family is seduced by the taste of luxury….

Debt Was Supposed to Cure Poverty and Help Pay for College. What Went Wrong?

Three new books examine debt’s fraught politics and history.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Looks Forward to Reading Fiction Again

The Supreme Court justice has been drawn to American history and books about the “challenges and triumphs” of raising a neurodiverse child. She shares that and more in a memoir, “Lovely One.”

The New York Times — Sunday, September 15, 2024

How Hamas Uses Brutality to Maintain Power

The group has abused hostages and Palestinians in its efforts to maintain control of Gaza and wage an insurgent war.

Today’s Parents: ‘Exhausted, Burned Out and Perpetually Behind’

The surgeon general is warning about parents’ stress, a sign that intensive parenting may have become too intense for parents.

For Him, a ‘Lion King’ Prequel Is the ‘Most Different Thing I Could Do’

Barry Jenkins broke out as a filmmaker with the Oscar-winning indie film “Moonlight.” He has surprised some of his fans by taking up a Disney franchise.

Margaret Qualley Is Getting the Hang of Being a Movie Star

The actress is seemingly everywhere this year, and in “The Substance,” she delves into an unusually disturbing new role.