Review Book Reviews 'Aurora' Journeys In A New Direction July 7, 2015 Veteran sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a tale of that classic genre trope, the generation ship. Critic Alan Cheuse says this story of spacefaring colonists goes to unexpected places.
Lydia Thompson/NPR Review Book Reviews 'The Cartel' Is A True Crime Adventure With A Killer Protagonist June 24, 2015 With the "pace and feel of an exploded documentary," says review Alan Cheuse, Don Winslow recounts a 10-year odyssey of revenge set in Mexico against the stark history of the drug wars.
William Henry Jackson/Courtesy of Bellevue Literary Press with the Permission of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta Review Book Reviews 'Meteor' Is A Fiery Ride Through American History June 14, 2015 Norman Lock's new novel takes readers on a breathlessly-paced tour of the Old West, from the point of view of a former Civil War bugle boy who tags along with some of the era's legendary characters.
Courtesy of Grand Central Publishing Book Reviews 'Mazie' Pays Homage To A Real-Life Saint Of The Streets June 11, 2015 Jami Attenberg's new novel is based on a real woman, Mazie Phillips Gordon, who took tickets at a grimy New York City movie house and cared for decades' worth of the down-and-outs who came her way.
Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'The Black Snow,' Paul Lynch June 10, 2015 NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews Paul Lynch's second novel, The Black Snow. Book Review: 'The Black Snow,' Paul Lynch Listen · 2:03 2:03 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/413455679/413455683" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Lydia Thompson/NPR Review Book Reviews A 'Pinch' Of Magic Seasons This Half-Fantastical Neighborhood History June 3, 2015 Steve Stern's slice of the mythical South is the Pinch, a hardscrabble immigrant neighborhood of northwest Memphis where the Torah trumps the King James Bible and the rabbis have magical powers.
Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'Lifted By The Great Nothing,' Karim Dimechkie June 2, 2015 NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews a debut novel, Lifted by the Great Nothing, by Karim Dimechkie. Book Review: 'Lifted By The Great Nothing,' Karim Dimechkie Listen · 2:02 2:02 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/411533505/411533506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Courtesy of Hachette Book Group Review Book Reviews 'Black Snow' Is A Lyrical Landscape Of Hope And Menace May 14, 2015 Former Dublin newsman Paul Lynch's new novel follows an Irish farmer in 1945, struggling against adversity. Critic Alan Cheuse says Lynch's prose is so gorgeous, it makes him want to give up writing.
Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'The New World' May 6, 2015 NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews the novel, The New World, by Chris Adrian and Eli Horowitz. Book Review: 'The New World' Listen · 1:56 1:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/404739806/404739807" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Love Object Emily Jan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Jan/NPR Review Book Reviews A Former Country Girl Catches Fire In 'The Love Object' May 4, 2015 Edna O'Brien's first novel was burned in the small Irish village of her birth. The Love Object collects more than 30 of her fiery tales of religion and repression in "a land of sacrificial women." A Former Country Girl Catches Fire In 'The Love Object' Listen · 2:20 2:20 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/403123801/408010776" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'The Language Of Paradise' April 23, 2015 NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews The Language of Paradise by Barbara Klein Moss. Book Review: 'The Language Of Paradise' Listen · 1:41 1:41 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/401781320/401781373" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: Rachel Kushner, 'The Strange Case Of Rachel K' April 17, 2015 NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews author Rachel Kushner's collection of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K. Book Review: Rachel Kushner, 'The Strange Case Of Rachel K' Listen · 2:34 2:34 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/400424032/400424033" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Emily Jan/NPR Review Book Reviews These 'Voices In The Night' Whisper Of Wonders April 14, 2015 Small towns glow with a strange magic in Stephen Millhauser's new story collection. Reviewer Alan Cheuse praises Millhauser's imaginative talents, comparing him to Gogol and Garcia Marquez. These 'Voices In The Night' Whisper Of Wonders Listen · 1:52 1:52 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/399659107/399659462" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: Jo Nesbo, 'Blood On Snow' April 6, 2015 NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews the new novel by crime writer Jo Nesbo, Blood On Snow. Book Review: Jo Nesbo, 'Blood On Snow' Listen · 1:58 1:58 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/397891191/397891192" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Emily Jan/NPR Review Book Reviews 'Crescent Moon' Counts Down To Political Mayhem March 24, 2015 Fatima Bhutto (niece of assassinated Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto) has written several volumes of nonfiction and poetry; her first novel is a delicate but tense political thriller. 'Crescent Moon' Counts Down To Political Mayhem Listen · 2:22 2:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/395065285/395119160" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'The Discreet Hero' March 17, 2015 Alan Cheuse reviews one of his all-time favorite authors, Nobel Prize-winning Mario Vargas Llosa. His new book is called The Discreet Hero, and it was translated by Edith Grossman. Book Review: 'The Discreet Hero' Listen · 2:04 2:04 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/393646727/393646729" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Emily Jan/NPR Review Book Reviews In Vargas Llosa's Latest, Dickens Meets Soap Opera March 12, 2015 The Peruvian Nobel Prize-winning writer, Mario Vargas Llosa, has a new novel out, and he's not resting on his laurels. It's an ambitious and weighty novel that's worth the effort.
Review Book Reviews Montana's Almost Crowded Now, Thanks To The Colorful Characters Of 'Crow Fair' March 5, 2015 Thomas McGuane's new story collection gives us a large cast of Big Sky dreamers, schemers and down-and-outs. Reviewer Alan Cheuse says it's a fascinating portrait of the state — with bonus bears.
Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'Satin Island' By Tom McCarthy February 27, 2015 Alan Cheuse reviews a new experimental novel by Tom McCarthy called Satin Island. Book Review: 'Satin Island' By Tom McCarthy Listen · 1:33 1:33 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/389585298/389585299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: Ross Ritchell's 'The Knife' February 23, 2015 Alan Cheuse reviews Ross Ritchell's new novel, The Knife. Book Review: Ross Ritchell's 'The Knife' Listen · 1:42 1:42 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/388520640/388520641" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'The Evening Chorus' February 16, 2015 Alan Cheuse reviews The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphries. Book Review: 'The Evening Chorus' Listen · 1:28 1:28 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/386758827/386758828" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Delicious Short Stories, Ripe On The Vine In 'Honeydew' January 22, 2015 Reviewer Alan Cheuse has rapturous praise for Edith Pearlman's new story collection: "The first thing I wanted to do after finishing was, well, I wanted to go right back and start from the beginning."
Review Book Reviews 'The Jaguar's Children' Is Ripped From Heartbreaking Headlines January 20, 2015 Critic Alan Cheuse says John Vaillant's intense tale of illegal immigrants trapped in a tanker truck in the Arizona desert expands a single terrible story into a history of human suffering. 'The Jaguar's Children' Is Ripped From Heartbreaking Headlines Listen · 2:05 2:05 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/378660062/378660063" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Book Review: 'Sympathy For The Devil' By Michael Mewshaw January 13, 2015 Alan Cheuse reviews Sympathy for the Devil, Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal by Michael Mewshaw. Book Review: 'Sympathy For The Devil' By Michael Mewshaw Listen · 2:34 2:34 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/377024736/377024737" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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