The week’s bestselling books, July 13
Hardcover fiction 1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. The Emperor of Gladness by ...
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Brigitte Knightley’s debut romantasy novel is as irresistible as its title
Brigitte Knightley’s debut novel, “The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy,” has everything fans of enemies-to-lovers romance are looking for: disagreement that becomes flirtatious banter, ethical quandaries, forced proximity, ...
Fringe Festival critic gets his comeuppance in entertaining ‘Bring the House Down’
Any profession can corrupt its practitioners — and arts critics are no exception. Are they enlightened standard-setters dragging us back from a cultural abyss — or deformed exiles from the ...
NYC’s famous Subway Baby is turning 25 — and thriving
The subway baby is all grown up. This summer marks 25 years since New Yorker Danny Stewart found a baby in a subway station and went on to adopt the ...
The week’s bestselling books, July 6
Hardcover fiction 1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: ...
10 books to read in July
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your July reading list. It’s officially beach-reads season: Whether you do your reading outdoors or inside in ...
The 9 LGBTQ+ children’s books targeted in high court ruling upending education policy
Picture books are not usually the stuff of Supreme Court rulings. But on Friday, a majority of justices ruled that parents have a right to opt their children out of ...
‘CIA Book Club’ illuminates Cold War skullduggery and reminds how revolutionary reading can be
Charlie English begins “The CIA Book Club” by describing a 1970s technical manual: a dull cover, as uninviting as anything. A book that practically begs you to put it back ...
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Victoria Monét
Like most busy working mothers who struggle with work-life balance, three-time Grammy Award winner Victoria Monét cherishes spending time with her 4-year-old daughter, Hazel, who she shares with ex-boyfriend fitness ...
‘Enduring Wild’ is an engaging travelogue about California public lands under attack
Josh Jackson’s “The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands” is a story of adventures across 41 California landscapes, with photos of beautiful places you are unlikely to have ...
