Book Reviews

This book cover image released by Biblioasis shows "Baldwin, Styron and Me" by Mélikah Abdelmoumen (Biblioasis via AP)

Book Review: ‘Baldwin, Styron and Me’ a valuable contribution to current debates about DEI

The new book “Baldwin, Styron and Me” is a valuable contribution to the current debates about race, equity and identity, says Associated Press reviewer Anita Snow.

March 24

This book cover image released by Acre Books shows "Scream/Queen" by CD Eskilson. (Acre Books via AP)

Book Review: Debut poetry collection ‘Scream/Queen’ views trans identity through horror

March 24

This book cover image released by Crown shows "There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America" by Brian Goldstone. (Crown via AP)

Book Review: ‘There Is No Place For Us’ shines lights on a homeless population often ignored

March 24

This book cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival" by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour. (St. Martin's Press via AP)

Book Review: ‘Lollapalooza’ is an entertaining history of festival’s role in alternative rock rise

March 24

This cover image released by William Morrow shows "Killer Potential" by Hannah Deitch. (William Morrow via AP)

Book Review: Hannah Deitch delivers twisty thrills with debut novel, ‘Killer Potential’

March 19

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This cover image released by Crash Course Books shows "Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection" by John Green. (Crash Course Books via AP)

Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too

March 17

This cover image released by Tin House Books shows "We Contain Landscapes" by Patrycja Humienik. (Tin House via AP)

Book Review: Patrycja Humienik’s powerful debut poetry collection is a conundrum worth mulling over

March 17

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War" by Michael Vorenberg. (Knopf via AP)

Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War

March 17

This cover image released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux shows "Wildcat Dome" by Yuko Tsushima. (FSG via AP)

Book Review: Yuko Tsushima, now in English translation, explores nuclear, and personal, nightmares

March 17

This cover image released by Mariner Books shows "The Californians" by Brian Castleberry. (Mariner Books via AP)

Book Review: Brian Castleberry aims for a Jonathan Franzen-style saga with ‘The Californians’

March 11

This cover image released by Pantheon Books shows "The Dream Hotel" by Laila Lalami. (Pantheon via AP)

Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel’ is a dystopian world in which people are detained for dreams

March 10

This cover image released by Putnam shows "All the Other Mothers Hate Me" by Sarah Harman. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: ‘All the Other Mothers Hate Me’ is a breezy read from Sarah Harman

March 10

This cover image released by Abrams Press shows "The Art of the SNL Portrait" by Mary Ellen Matthews. (Abrams Press via AP)

Book Review: ‘The Art of the SNL Portrait’ gives a rare inside look at Mary Ellen Matthews’ work

March 3

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Dream Count" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (Knopf via AP)

Book Review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel marks a vibrant return

March 3

This cover image shows "Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles" by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike. (Da Capo Press/Grand Central Publishing via AP)

Book Review: ‘Eternal Flame’ recounts The Bangles’ turbulent run as all-female ‘80s pop sensations

March 3

This image released by Pantheon Books shows "Raising Hare" by Chloe Dalton. (Pantheon via AP)

Book Review: A memoir of rescuing a baby hare shows how to live gently with the wildlife around us

March 3

This book cover image released by Dutton shows "Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe" by Carl Zimmer. (Dutton via AP)

Book Review: ‘Air-borne’ transforms scientific history into detective story

February 24

This cover image released by Viking shows "Crush" by Ada Calhoun. (Viking via AP)

Book Review: Ada Calhoun’s ‘Crush’ is a personal essay on love disguised as a novel

February 24

This cover image released by Putnam shows "Battle Mountain" by C.J. Box. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Terrorists gather in C.J. Box’s new Joe Pickett novel, ‘Battle Mountain’

February 24

This cover image released by Crown shows "Deep Cuts" by Holly Brickley. (Crown via AP)

Book Review: In Holly Brickley’s debut novel ‘Deep Cuts,’ love and music clash

February 24

This cover image released by Dutton Books for Young Readers shows "I Am the Cage" by Allison Sweet Grant. (Dutton Books for Young Readers via AP)

Book Review: Sweet Grant’s young adult debut ‘I Am the Cage’ gives resounding voice to the voiceless

February 18

This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows "You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes On Gossip" by Kelsey McKinney. (Grand Central Publishing via AP)

Book Review: In ‘You Didn’t Hear This From Me,’ Kelsey McKinney wants you to reconsider gossip

February 11

This cover image released by Penguin Press shows "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource" by Chris Hayes. (Penguin Press via AP)

Book Review: Chris Hayes’ ‘Sirens’ Call’ is a thorough look at the fight for attention in modern age

February 3

This cover image released by Lake Union Publishing shows "Hold Strong" by Robert Dugoni. (Lake Union Publishing via AP)

Book Review: ‘Hold Strong’ sets a love story amid the greatest maritime horror of World War II

February 3

This cover image released by Poisoned Pen Press shows "A Long Time Gone" by Joshua Moehling. (Poisoned Pen Press via AP)

Book Review: Fast-paced crime thriller ‘A Long Time Gone’ concludes Moehling’s 3-book-long mystery

February 3

This book cover image released by Harper shows "Blob: A Love Story" by Maggie Su. (Harper via AP)

Book Review: Maggie Su’s debut novel ‘Blob: A Love Story’ offers unique look at humanity

January 27

This cover image released by Mulholland Books shows "Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right" by Walter Mosley. (Mulholland Books via AP)

Book Review: A private eye searches for his missing father while protecting a runaway wife

January 27

This cover image released by HarperCollins Publishers shows "The Oligarch's Daughter" by Joseph Finder. (HarperCollins Publishers via AP)

Book Review: Hunted by the FBI and Russian Oligarch, a hedge fund manager flees into the wilderness

January 27

This book cover image released by Putnam shows "Old Soul" by Susan Barker. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Susan Barker returns with ‘Old Soul,’ a thrilling horror story that defies description

January 27

This book cover image released by Ten Speed Graphic shows "This Beautiful, Ridiculous City" by Kay Sohini (Ten Speed Graphic via AP)

Book Review: ‘This Beautiful, Ridiculous City’ captures New York in an emotional graphic memoir

January 27

This book cover image released by Liveright/WW Norton shows "Mona Acts Out" by Mischa Berlinski. (Liveright/WW Norton via AP)

Book Review: A tour de force of a novel about a celebrated actor in the throes of a mid-life crisis

January 21

This cover image released by Pantheon shows "American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest" by Kyle Paoletta. (Pantheon via AP)

Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

January 14

This cover mage released by Norton shows "Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life" by Agnes Callard. (Norton via AP)

Book Review: ‘Open Socrates’ shows why philosophy isn’t a spectator sport

January 13

This image released by Putnam shows "The Big Empty" by Robert Crais. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Robert Crais spins the tale of a hardboiled private eye who uncovers a conspiracy

January 13

This image released by Scribner shows cover art for "The Perfect Home" by Daniel Kenitz. (Scribner via AP)

Book Review: Kenitz’s debut novel transforms ‘The Perfect Home’ into a gut-roiling thriller

January 6