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The New York Times Book Review – December 1, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (December 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Unfinished Business’ – “The City and Its Uncertain Walls features all of Haruki Murakami’s signature elements — and his singular voice — in a new version of an old story.
100 Notable Books of 2024
Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
How the World’s Largest Democracy Slid Toward Authoritarianism
“The New India,” by Rahul Bhatia, combines personal history and investigative journalism to account for his country’s turn to militant Hindu nationalism.
What Exactly Is Morning Mist? And Other Questions.
In “The Miraculous From the Material,” the best-selling author Alan Lightman examines the science behind the wonder.
Angela Merkel Tells Us What She Really Thinks
In her memoir, the former German chancellor reflects on her political rise and defends her record as the outlook for her country turns grim.
The New York Review Of Books – December 19, 2024
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi
The scholar of Palestinian history talks about what has and has not surprised him about the world‘s response to Israel‘s assault on Gaza.
Under the Spanish Volcano
A recent exhibition at the Prado showcased artists engaging with the ferment and conflict of turn-of-the-century Spain.
‘The Look of Shame’
The French director Catherine Breillat has spent her career insisting on women’s agency and reclaiming taboo desires—sometimes with troubling implications.
Cover: Claremont Review Of Books – Fall 2024
America’s Red Shift
Now who’s on the wrong side of history? by Charles R. Kesler
Donald Trump and the Republican Party had a triumphant Election Day, gaining ground in all parts of the country and among almost all voting sectors. He won all seven of the ballyhooed swing states, by comfortable margins except in the blue-wall states of Wisconsin (where his margin of victory was 0.9%), Michigan (1.4%), and Pennsylvania (1.8%). Still, he won all three blue-wall states twice—in 2024 as in 2016—something no Republican had managed since Ronald Reagan. Trump regains office alongside a Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives, too, the trifecta of what political scientists call “undivided government,” not enjoyed by Republicans since the first two years of his own first term.
To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism
The Political and Strategic History of the World, Volume I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D.
Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith
Farnsworth’s Classical English Argument
London Review Of Books – December 5, 2024 Preview
Disputing Disaster: A Sextet on the Great War by Perry Anderson.
Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert, translated by Raymond N. MacKenzie
Diarmaid MacCulloch
The Thistle and the Rose: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor by Linda Porter
Jessica Olin
The Collected Works of Wyndham Lewis: ‘Time and Western Man’ edited by Paul Edwards
The New York Times Book Review – November 17, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Who’s Johnny?’…
‘Carson the Magnific: Where’s Johnny? The Biography of a TV Host Whose Life Was a Closed Book.
Johnny Carson dominated late-night television for decades, but closely guarded his privacy. Bill Zehme’s biography, “Carson the Magnificent,” tries to break through.ent,’ by Bill Zehme
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction – Best Sellers
Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending November 2, 2024.
The New York Review Of Books – December 5, 2024
The Second Coming
Disinhibition will be the order of the day in Donald Trump’s America. By Erin Maglaque
Soundscapes of the Silenced
In late Renaissance Florence one in five women lived behind institutional walls whose rule was sensory mortification. Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.
“A Veil of Silence: Women and Sound in Renaissance Italy” by Julia Rombough
In Search of Fullness
In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.
“Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment” by Charles Taylor
The New York Times Book Review – November 10, 2024
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 10, 2024): The latest issue features ‘ Looking For The Promised Land’…
The Writing Tool That Mark Twain, Agatha Christie and James Joyce All Swore By
A new history by Roland Allen uncovers the wealth of ideas and invention hidden in the notebooks of literary luminaries.
Calling All Misfits: When Greenwich Village Conquered the Music Scene
In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street.
In Tumultuous Times, Readers Turn to ‘Healing Fiction’
Cozy, whimsical novels — often featuring magical cats — that have long been popular in Japan and Korea are taking off globally. Fans say they offer comfort during a chaotic time.
The New York Times Book Review – November 3, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 3, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Recipe For Living’ – In “Be Ready When The Luck Happens”, the TV chef Ina Garten asks, “How easy is that?”. Not very.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Book Club Conversation Space: García Márquez Memories
Share your memories of reading García Márquez’s books here.
4 Smart, Riveting New Crime Novels
Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.
Books: Literary Review Magazine – November 2024
Literary Review – November 2, 2024: The latest issue features ‘The Making of Handel’s Messiah’; Another Side of Plath; Legends of El Cid; Germany Stalls and Smiley Returns…
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