Ron Charles review: In Ingvild Rishoi’s novella, two Norwegian girls with an alcoholic father begin working at a Christmas tree stand to scrape by.

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November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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Simply put, Mixbook remains the best service of the five we tested for making photo books. While some competitors excelled at one thing or another, Mixbook does just about everything right. Its ...

It's a simple question without an easy answer: What makes a best book of the year? Is it a novel begging to become a contemporary classic or a retelling of the classics themselves? Is it a book ...

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The acclaimed Japanese magic realist (“Norwegian Wood,” “Kafka on the Shore”) is back with his first book in six years. It opens on a pair of teens in love. The girl disappears and the man ...

He is the author of many standalone crime and thriller books as well as several much-loved series, including the Amos Decker series featuring the eponymous FBI agent and the Atlee Pine series. Whether ...

This fresh new comic featuring the stars of the upcoming movie brings together a collection of hilarious comic stories featuring everyone s favourite yellow, banana-loving henchmen. They re the most ...