Richard Powers

2 months ago | thedailystar.net | Richard Powers |Sequoia Nagamatsu |Tess Gunty |Paul Murray

Sometimes, unearthing your next favourite book is only a simple measure of connecting the dots between what you have loved previously and what you might enjoy next. Whether it is similar vibes, shared themes or a fresh perspective you are in the quest for, we have got you covered. Here are five book pairings to guide your upcoming reading adventure.

Jan 15, 2025 | kosu.org | Dhanika Pineda |Sarah Manguso |Louise Erdrich |Richard Powers

Sometimes you finish a book and just have to talk about it with someone else. If your book club is looking for its next conversation-sparking title we have a dozen for you! These fiction and nonfiction titles were all recommended by NPR staff and critics for the latest installment of Books We Love, our annual year-end books guide. Books We Love allows you to browse and filter them by genre to find the title that's perfect for you and your reading buddies.

Oct 21, 2024 | lesen.de | Philippe Besson |Sally Rooney |David Peace |Richard Powers

Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Publisher's Weekly • Buzzfeed • Entertainment Weekly • Time • Wall Street Journal • Bustle • Elle • The Economist • Slate • The Huffington Post • The St. Louis Dispatch • Electric Literature Featured in the New York Times selection of "15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century" A beautiful, unsettling novel...

Sep 22, 2024 | nytimes.com | Richard Powers

PLAYGROUND by Richard PowersThe ecological novel has become a staple of contemporary fiction, and rightly so. When people aren't really listening to the drumbeat of scientists, it's essential that our best authors take up their sticks as well. Heck, bang a cymbal. Richard Powers was writing about nuclear radiation and chemical carcinogens when the Young Turks of today were still in their disposable diapers.

Nov 9, 2023 | federaltimes.com | Richard Powers

Veterans Day is an annual opportunity to reflect on the service of our brothers and sisters in uniform. But for civilians, what does that really mean? Having served as an Army officer and then as a federal prosecutor, I have a humble suggestion. I encourage you to honor veterans' extraordinary sacrifices by reflecting on what it means to serve our country - not in an abstract way, but today, tangibly, in your own life.