In his new collection of novellas, “Broken,” Don Winslow pays playful tribute to forebears from Raymond Chandler to Steve McQueen.
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NYC Doctor: 90% of Mount Sinai Hospital’s Intake Is Coronavirus Cases
Ninety percent of Mount Sinai Hospital’s patients are being treated for COVID-19, explained Dr. Luiza Petre, a cardiologist and assistant clinical professor of cardiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She joined Friday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight to discuss the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on hospitals in New York City with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host Ed Martin.
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A Mexican Novel Conjures a Violent World Tinged With Beauty
“Hurricane Season,” by Fernanda Melchor, imagines Mexico’s scourge of violence against women in language that is fierce, profane and marvelously inventive.
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Love ‘Tiger King’? You’ll Love These Books, Too
Dip into a bizarre true-crime chronicle or a novel that evokes the campy, oddball world of the Netflix documentary series.
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At Margaret Atwood’s Prompting, Canada Launches Virtual Book Tours
Canada’s National Arts Center is using streaming video for authors to promote their spring and summer titles to a nation stuck indoors by the pandemic.
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