The fifty-plus titles listed here illuminate the subject of racism in a variety of ways. Both nonfiction and fiction works are included. Make no mistake: these are all good books about racism, and I read and reviewed them all on this site. Racism is America’s original sin. Its origins lie in...
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OK, so I won’t pretend that the long-running TV series Bones is the best that television has to offer. Far from it. But I confess that I watched the silly thing. All of it. (My excuse is that my wife is a scientist and found it interesting. Lame, I know.) Now, belatedly, I’ve picked up...
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Gary Shteyngart’s three earlier novels (The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, Absurdistan, and Super Sad True Love Story) as well as his memoir (Little Failure) were all hilarious. His latest novel, Lake Success, isn’t. Although it’s satirical to a fault, the book is...
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Novelists talk about how characters in their books sometimes have a mind of their own. Donald E. Westlake introduced the consummate burglar John Dortmunder in The Hot Rock, a book he had originally planned as another in his series of novels about a hard-boiled criminal named Parker. Clearly,...
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Charles Dickens is England’s best-known author after William Shakespeare. In fact, during the peak of his career in the mid-19th century, he was more famous (and far richer) than Shakespeare had ever become in his lifetime. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes In some ways, Dickens was just as...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.