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In 'Entitlement,' a young woman helps an elderly billionaire give away his fortune
In Rumaan Alam's new novel, Entitlement, Brooke, a former teacher, is given a rare opportunity. She takes a job with an 83-year-old billionaire and i…
1 year, 7 months ago
Venus Williams' new book 'Strive' is a personal guide to physical and mental health
Tennis legend Venus Williams has a lot on her plate. There's her tennis career, of course, but also business pursuits in fashion, interior design, na…
1 year, 7 months ago
Rachel Kushner's new novel 'Creation Lake' is inspired by real-life espionage
Rachel Kushner's new novel, Creation Lake, has all the makings of a great spy thriller: a cool and unknowable secret agent, a mysterious figure who c…
1 year, 7 months ago
'At War with Ourselves' and 'Broken Open' are memoirs chronicling internal conflict
New memoirs by former National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster and recovery advocate William Cope Moyers document conflicts of different kinds. In At…
1 year, 7 months ago
'The Museum of Failures' follows a father-to-be as he stumbles upon family secrets
The Museum of Failures follows Remy Wadia, an Indian American ad executive who left India for the United States years ago. But when Remy returns to B…
1 year, 7 months ago
In 'The Stories We Cannot Tell,' difficult pregnancies unite two very different women
Over 25 years ago, author Leslie Rasmussen connected with a stranger over challenges with their fertility. That friendship inspired her 2023 novel, T…
1 year, 7 months ago
In 'We're Alone,' Edwidge Danticat's essays extend an invitation to be together
Edwidge Danticat is known for her novels and short stories. But her new book, We're Alone, is a collection of eight wide-ranging essays. These essays…
1 year, 7 months ago
'A Pair of Wings' draws inspiration from Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to fly
Carole Hopson wanted to be a pilot since childhood, but it wasn't until her mid-30s that she learned about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to e…
1 year, 7 months ago
'Anything's Pastable' and 'My Life in Recipes' explore viral pasta and family history
Anything's Pastable and My Life in Recipes, new cookbooks from Dan Pashman and Joan Nathan, get personal in very different ways. Pashman, the James B…
1 year, 7 months ago
'Eruption' is a collaboration between Michael Crichton and James Patterson
Jurassic Park creator Michael Crichton spent years working on a manuscript about a volcano on the verge of a disastrous eruption in Hawaii. After he …
1 year, 7 months ago