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Book Review NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Fiction & Poetry
10 LEMON
By Kwon Yeo-sun
Reviewed by Oyinkan Braithwaite12 SILVERVIEW
By John le Carré
Reviewed by Joseph Finder13 Historical Fiction
Reviewed by Alida Becker
17 Group Text
“O Beautiful,” by Jung Yun
Reviewed by Elisabeth Egan
18 HOW HIGH? — THAT HIGH
Stories
By Diane Williams
Reviewed by Jessi Jezewska Stevens18 SANKOFA
By Chibundu Onuzo
Reviewed by Bliss Broyard19 THE LAST THING
New and Selected Poems
By Patrick Rosal
Reviewed by Stephanie Burt26 The Shortlist
Poetry
Reviewed by Daisy Fried
Nonfiction
1 THE 1619 PROJECT
A New Origin Story
Edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin
Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein
Reviewed by Adam Hochschild11 Listen Up
Audiobooks
Reviewed by Sebastian Modak
14 A SPLENDID INTELLIGENCE
The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick
By Cathy Curtis
Reviewed by Heather Clark15 BOTH/AND
By Huma Abedin
Reviewed by Susan Dominus16 SQUIRREL HILL
The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the
Soul of a Neighborhood
By Mark Oppenheimer
Reviewed by Irina ReynChildren’s Books22 Picture This
Jennifer Krauss looks at picture books
about food and fellowship.Features8 By the Book
Diana Gabaldon27 Sketchbook
By Dave McKeanEtc.4 Newly Published
6 Letters
23 Best-Seller Lists
23 Editors’ Choice
24 Inside the List
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