Latest News for: book review

Edit

Book Review: ‘Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Color,’ by Mark Haddon

New York Times 16 Feb 2026
In “Leaving Home,” the writer and illustrator Mark Haddon recasts a painful childhood in kaleidoscopic color ... .
Edit

Book Review: ‘On Morrison,’ by Namwali Serpell

New York Times 16 Feb 2026
A new study by the novelist and scholar Namwali Serpell subjects the Nobel laureate’s work to rigorous inspection — with thrilling results ... .
Edit

Book Review: ‘Evil Genius,’ by Claire Oshetsky

New York Times 15 Feb 2026
A young telephone company operator finds herself in the dark underbelly of the Me Decade in Claire Oshetsky’s “Evil Genius.” ... .
Edit

Book review: Evidence of historian David McCullough’s curiosity abounds in ‘History Matters’

The Malta Independent 15 Feb 2026
The book is an enjoyable complement to McCullough's canon of works that include biographies of John Adams,Theodore Roosevelt and a reminder of why he was one of the greatest historians of our time.
Edit

Book review: Leading from the front

The Malta Independent 15 Feb 2026
'First Man In'. Author. Ant Middleton . Publisher. Harper Collins / 2018. Pages. 307.  . This is, at the same time, both an autobiography and a book of instructions for living. The autobiography first ... One day he was beaten up by another boy ... .
Edit

Short book reviews: This novel won the 2025 prize for historical fiction

Denver Post 15 Feb 2026
The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you.
Edit

Book Review: ‘The Last Kings of Hollywood,’ by Paul Fischer

New York Times 14 Feb 2026
A new book shows how the decline of the studios and the fresh wind of the 1960s allowed them to turn personal visions into critical and popular success ... .
Edit

Lima Public Library Book Reviews

Lima Ohio 14 Feb 2026
FICTION. Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott. Mack and Hailey Evans have worked hard to achieve their upper middle-class life in the exclusive lakefront village of Bratenahl, Ohio ... Though he’d rather rip it up, Mack deposits the needed funds ... Tabor.
Edit

Book review: ‘Hilarious’ book tells us how to avoid dying

Lima Ohio 13 Feb 2026
To give you an idea of what to expect from Ashely Alker’s hilarious, surprisingly useful book, the best bet is just to quote from it liberally ... Throughout the book, Alker comes off as the sort of ...
Edit

BOOK REVIEWS: History Matters: David McCullough

The Tifton Gazette 13 Feb 2026
Other books centered on topics such as the Wright Brothers, Theodore Roosevelt, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Panama Canal, the Johnstown Flood, etc ...History Matters” is a short book ... An especially short book for a McCullough volume.
Edit

Book review of Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

West River Eagle 13 Feb 2026
I have read few books since becoming a writer/editor for the West River Eagle ... This along with other commitments and responsibilities limits the time I devote to reading books. However, when I heard about the book Medicine River.
Edit

Book Review: ‘End of Days,’ by Chris Jennings

New York Times 12 Feb 2026
In “End of Days,” Chris Jennings recounts how a collision between apocalyptic Christianity and federal overreach led to a deadly standoff in Idaho ... .
Edit

Book Review: Piracy, armed robbery and conflict at sea

SAFETY4SEA 12 Feb 2026
The book is divided into four parts. Part A (Preparation) establishes definitions and threat typologies, covering piracy, armed robbery, terrorism and warlike operations ... RelatedNews. RiskIntelligence ... Tags. Book ReviewMaritime Knowledgemaritime security.
Edit

Book review: Gregg Hurwitz’s ‘Antihero’ adds new depth to hard-hitting, high-tech Orphan X mythology

Sun Sentinel 12 Feb 2026
‘Antihero. An Orphan X Novel’ by Gregg Hurwitz; Minotaur; 416 pages; $30 ... Evan’s world comes with provocative backstory that Hurwitz continues to build on with each novel, though new readers will appreciate that each can stand on its own ... Book review.
×