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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times by Gregory Cowles, Senior Editor, Books.
Some books immerse you in the world as
it is, or as it has recently been: John Kerry’s memoir of public
service, for example, or Yuval Noah Harari’s latest survey of the global
forces that shape contemporary life. Others just want to regale you
with unicorns and stamp-collecting werewolves: Reader, meet the
Icelandic novelist Sjon.
Escapist
pleasure is on the menu with many of this week’s recommended titles,
from Randy Kennedy’s noirish debut, “Presidio,” about a car thief with
baggage, to Lisa Locascio’s novel of erotic awakening, “Open Me,” about
an American exchange student in Denmark, to Valerie Trueblood’s
“Terrarium,” a story collection filled with bad people and good dogs. We
round things out with a vibrant history of Oklahoma City, a childhood
memoir by Steve Jobs’s daughter, and Nico Walker’s darkly comic
“Cherry,” a tale of romantic obsession set against a backdrop of
addiction and PTSD.
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Source: New York Time
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Source: New York Time
