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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 22, 2017
Two illuminating memoirs, an irreverent essay collection, and some non-fiction war novels, here are New York Times' books of the week.

Fall fiction is here and ready to entertain you, as new novels by Nicole Krauss, Salman Rushdie and Nathan Englander can attest.


The Golden House

The Golden House

Salman Rushdie

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When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious...


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Dinner at the Center of the Earth: A Novel

Dinner at the Center of the Earth: A Novel

Nathan Englander

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The best work yet from the Pulitzer finalist and best-selling author of For the Relief of Unbearable...


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Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe

Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe

Inara Verzemnieks

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"It's long been assumed of the region where my grandmother was born...that at some point each year...


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A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

James Reston Jr.

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A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Vietnam Vet Revisits the Culture War that Raged around...


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Alex Ross Perry recommended Videodrome (1983) in Movies (curated)

 
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
1983 | Horror, Sci-Fi

"On my mind a lot lately as our reality leaps closer and closer to science fiction from the decade I was born."

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Michael Cunningham recommended Solaris in Books (curated)

 
Solaris
Solaris
Stanislaw Lem | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (4 Ratings)
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"If speculative fiction is the last surviving instance of the novel of ideas, this to me is the greatest of them all."

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    Literary Enthusiast and Self-made Artist

    I am a biochemist who in the long hours of the night creates art of various types while listening to...

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Sep 7, 2017  
Looking for some good suggestions for books. I read pretty much everything, but my favorite genres are Mystery Thrillers, Historical Fiction, and Horror.
     
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
1997 | Action, Drama, Mystery
A great crime drama with a great twist if a little low on action. If you like Pulp Fiction you should enjoy this.
  
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Tommy Chong recommended Pulp Fiction (1994) in Movies (curated)

 
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
1994 | Crime

"Pulp Fiction.You know what time it was on the clocks in Pulp Fiction? It was 4:20 every time you saw a clock."

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