# dey (book) (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dey (book). Page: Feed: --- ## [The Local: Drama in the Boundary Waters](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/the-local-boundary-waters.html) _2026-08-21 · Jay Gabler · NYT \> Books_ William Kent Krueger talks about his thriller set in the Boundary Waters, a timely subject. ## [Margo Howard, Reluctant Columnist and Daughter of Ann Landers, Dies at 86](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/style/margo-howard-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Penelope Green · NYT \> Books_ She published two books about her famous mother but didn’t fully embrace the family business until her late 50s, when she began writing “Dear Prudence” for Slate. ## [Victor Niederhoffer, Trader Who Went Boom and Bust (Twice), Dies at 82](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/victor-niederhoffer-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · Michael S. Rosenwald · NYT \> Books_ He pioneered a technique for using computers to predict short-term movements in stock prices, something that proved to be hugely lucrative — when it worked. ## [Book Review: ‘The Breakup,’ by Kurt Andersen](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/books/review/kurt-andersen-breakup.html) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Dee · NYT \> Books_ In Kurt Andersen’s new novel, “The Breakup,” a family navigates a nation ruptured by civil war. ## [Back-to-School Picture Books by Amy Schwartz, Sophie Blackall, Oliver Jeffers and Chris Priestley](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/books/review/back-to-school-picture-books.html) _2026-08-21 · Jennifer Hubert Swan · NYT \> Books_ Works by Amy Schwartz, Sophie Blackall, Oliver Jeffers and Chris Priestley show little ones what they might miss if they stay home. ## [Book Review: ‘Life of M,’ by Rachel Cusk](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/books/review/life-of-m-rachel-cusk.html) _2026-08-21 · Alexandra Jacobs · NYT \> Books_ Though full of details that echo the life and career of Natalie Portman, “Life of M” remains chilly and abstract. ## [Books Our Editors Loved This Week](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/books/review/20tbr-new-recommended-books.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Books_ Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. ## [Interview: Blake Crouch on ‘Dark Matter’ and His Favorite Books](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/books/review/blake-crouch-dark-matter.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Books_ “Lots of white space on a page. Short paragraphs that move.” This month Apple TV airs Season 2 of a series based on his 2016 sci-fi thriller “Dark Matter.” ## [Feeling Lonely? These 8 Books Might Help.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/well/loneliness-books.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Borges · NYT \> Books_ Psychologists, therapists and other experts share the works they recommend to people who are struggling to connect. ## [Book Review: ‘The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,’ by Jill Lepore](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/books/review/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-artificial-state-jill-lepore.html) _2026-08-19 · Jennifer Szalai · NYT \> Books_ In a new book, Jill Lepore examines what happens when we abandon liberal democracy for rule by automation and machines. ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IjYPsn1KCEtS) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Book Review: ‘The Book of Chuck,’ by Charmaine Wilkerson](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/books/review/the-book-of-chuck-latoya-watkins.html) _2026-08-18 · Charmaine Wilkerson · NYT \> Books_ In “The Book of Chuck,” clairvoyance is a terrible inheritance. ## [Book Review: ‘Range,’ by Dorthe Nors](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/books/review/range-dorthe-nors.html) _2026-08-18 · Charlotte Wood · NYT \> Books_ In “Range,” by the Danish writer Dorthe Nors, a misfit astrophysicist lives alone in the wilderness, struggling to connect. ## [Book Review: ‘Dèy,’ by Edwidge Danticat](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/books/review/edwidge-danticat-dey.html) _2026-08-17 · Imbolo Mbue · NYT \> Books_ In Edwidge Danticat’s new novel, “Dèy,” a Haitian American mother in Miami experiences the numbing aftershocks of a random act of violence. ## [Edwidge Danticat Explores the “Precarity of Life” in Her New Novel](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/books/review/edwidge-danticat-dey-miami.html) _2026-08-17 · Anderson Tepper · NYT \> Books_ A terrifying personal experience inspired Edwidge Danticat’s fifth novel, which is set in Miami and Brooklyn, but with Haiti always in mind. ## [When Is It OK to Give Up on a Book? Our Readers Have Thoughts.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/books/review/dnf-reader-comments.html) _2026-08-16 · Scott Heller · NYT \> Books_ From carefree dabblers to book group die-hards, everyone, it seems, has an opinion. Just don’t tell them theirs is wrong. ## [As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/arts/zilversmit-netherlands-podcast-book-holocaust-nazi.html) _2026-08-16 · Nina Siegal and Melissa Schriek · NYT \> Books_ A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued. ## [Book Review: ‘The Maltese Version,’ by Katy Simpson Smith](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/books/review/the-maltese-version-katy-simpson-smith.html) _2026-08-16 · Lucy Ives · NYT \> Books_ Are the 30-somethings in Katy Simpson Smith’s “The Maltese Version” in love? That depends on how you define it. ## [Book Review: ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder,’ by Ashley Kahn](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/books/review/days-of-miracle-and-wonder-ashley-kahn-graceland.html) _2026-08-15 · Mark Braude · NYT \> Books_ In “Days of Miracle and Wonder,” Ashley Kahn revisits the “trials and triumphs” of Paul Simon’s “Graceland.” ## [Jason Arday, Cambridge Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Is Found Dead](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/jason-arday-dead.html) _2026-08-15 · Mara Hvistendahl · NYT \> Books_ Mr. Arday resigned last week after the university announced an investigation into allegations of plagiarism and fabrication. ## [Raoul Vaneigem, Whose Manifesto Inspired 1968 Revolt in France, Dies at 92](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/raoul-vaneigem-dead.html) _2026-08-14 · Adam Nossiter · NYT \> Books_ “The Revolution of Everyday Life,” published in 1967, was his cri de coeur against mindless work, materialism and authority. ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AJEfKbAxVStk) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Children’s Picture Books About Sleep and Dreaming](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/books/review/sleep-dreams-childrens-picture-books.html) _2026-08-14 · Ben Hatke · NYT \> Books_ New works cover everything from dreams to gods to insomnia. ## [How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence](https://www.nytimes.com/video/books/100000011051376/how-thrillers-hook-you-with-their-first-sentence.html) _2026-08-14 · Tina Jordan, Edward Vega, Karen Hanley and James Surdam · NYT \> Books_ Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading. ## [Come for the Cottage in ‘Heated Rivalry.’ Stay for Everything Else.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/heated-rivalry-cottage-muskoka.html) _2026-08-13 · Sarah Bahr and Brendan George Ko · NYT \> Books_ The chance to see the hideaway from the hit queer hockey romance lured me to Canada’s cottage country. But it was the glistening lakes and weep-worthy sunsets that won me over. ## [Great Movie and TV Adaptations From 21st- Century Thrillers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/best-21st-century-thrillers-movie-tv-adaptations.html) _2026-08-13 · Calum Marsh · NYT \> Books_ From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations. ## [Readers Choose the Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Century](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/readers-list-100-best-thrillers-century.html) _2026-08-13 · NYT \> Books_ The backbone of the list: nine novels by Tana French, and five novels each from John le Carré, Kate Atkinson and Mick Herron. ## [John Crowley, Author of Reality-Blurring Fantasy Novels Like ‘Little, Big,‘ Dies at 83](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/books/john-crowley-dead.html) _2026-08-13 · Clay Risen · NYT \> Books_ The eminent critic Harold Bloom called his 1981 book “Little, Big” a “neglected masterpiece” and one of the best novels of the 20th century. ## [Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/johanna-fernandez-dead.html) _2026-08-13 · Richard Sandomir · NYT \> Books_ She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers. ## [Book Review: ‘Hannah Arendt,’ by Thomas Meyer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/books/review/hannah-arendt-thomas-meyer.html) _2026-08-12 · Jennifer Szalai · NYT \> Books_ An ungainly new biography by the German philosopher Thomas Meyer purports to situate Arendt in the context of her own era. ## [Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path, Now Open to All](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/travel/paul-theroux-king-charles-england-coast-path.html) _2026-08-12 · Paul Theroux and Jeremie Souteyrat · NYT \> Books_ Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore. ## [In These Novels, Rich People Behave Badly. Very Badly.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/books/rich-people-fiction-books.html) _2026-08-12 · Hannah Whitten · NYT \> Books_ The best-selling author Hannah Whitten recommends thrillers, horror, fantasy novels and more about the misdeeds of the ultrawealthy (and their comeuppance). ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o1YfVIXfkX67) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Richard Lingeman, Cultural Historian and Biographer, Dies at 95](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/books/richard-lingeman-dead.html) _2026-08-11 · Joseph Berger · NYT \> Books_ He spent decades as a magazine editor and wrote an acclaimed history of small-town America, as well as biographies of the novelists Theodore Dreiser and Sinclair Lewis. ## [Book Review: ‘A Tender Age,’ by Chang-rae Lee](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/books/review/chang-rae-lee-tender-age.html) _2026-08-11 · Jane Hu · NYT \> Books_ In his new book, Chang-rae Lee follows a 10-year-old into the social powder kegs of schoolyards and summer camps. ## [Book Review: ‘Sunrise,’ by Téa Obreht](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/books/review/sunrise-tea-obreht.html) _2026-08-11 · Julia Scheeres · NYT \> Books_ In “Sunrise,” Téa Obreht mashes up Western gothic, murder mystery and survival saga. ## [Book Review: ‘Under the Falls,’ by Richard Russo](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/books/review/richard-russo-under-the-falls.html) _2026-08-11 · Zachary Lazar · NYT \> Books_ In Richard Russo’s new novel, “Under the Falls,” a singer reckons with his troubled past and the community he left behind. ## [Barack Obama to Host New Podcast, ‘A Great Book’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/arts/obama-books-podcast.html) _2026-08-10 · Malia Mendez · NYT \> Books_ The former president will discuss works by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and Marilynne Robinson, among others, in a podcast that will premiere in September. ## [Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/books/review/jason-arday-memoir-takeaways.html) _2026-08-10 · Neil Vigdor · NYT \> Books_ The British scholar resigned from Cambridge after the university, which made him its youngest Black professor in 2023, began investigating his academic qualifications. ## [Book Review: ‘The Jackal,’ by Joby Warrick](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/books/review/joby-warrick-carlos-the-jackal.html) _2026-08-10 · Dwight Garner · NYT \> Books_ In his new book, Joby Warrick traces the rise and fall of Carlos the Jackal, the notorious terrorist-for-hire. ## [The Best Romance Novels of 2024 (So Far)](https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-romance-books.html) _2024-10-01 · Olivia Waite · NYT \> Books_ Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads. ## [What Book Should You Read Next?](https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-books.html) _2024-09-04 · The New York Times Books Staff · NYT \> Books_ Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.