book review

Having a little fun in the heart of darkness

Binnie Kirshenbaum’s “Rabbits for Food’’ follows a 43-year-old writer who’s just had a nervous breakdown. 12:21 p.m.

bibliophiles

Howard Stern has fallen in love with reading books. And it’s all thanks to his Kindle

The shock jock wasn’t much of a book reader when he was younger. Now he devours titles on Springsteen, World War II, self-help — even chess. 12:10 p.m.

the story behind the book | kate tuttle

Defending the ‘radical realism’ of liberalism

Adam Gopnik’s new book is “A Thousand Small Sanities.” 8:51 p.m.

Local bestsellers, week ending 5/5

Bestsellers based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.  7:49 p.m.

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A riven man in a riven Palestine amid the flow of history

British-Palestinian writer Isabella Hammad’s debut novel, “The Parisian” focuses on the first half of the 20th century. 7:47 p.m.

new england literary news | nina maclaughlin

A fresh take on the literary salon; prize for Kensky and Downes

Porter Square Books is launching a new reading series. 7:45 p.m.

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Tracing the community fallout of a kidnapping of two sisters in remote Russia

Julia Phillips’s absorbing and well-crafted debut novel is “Disappearing Earth.” 7:25 p.m.