"American Dirt," a tale of Mexican migrants, draws high praise and heavy criticism

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 08:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jeanine Cummins’s new novel, American Dirt, had been declared one of the most anticipated books of 2020. And now that...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Diversity, NPR, Politics, The Guardian

Why "Such a Fun Age" author Kiley Reid is already adapting it for the screen

Posted on 01/08/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another debut novel that’s hitting several headlines is Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid. Reese Witherspoon has chosen it...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Diversity, Excerpt, NPR, The Guardian, Women in literature

Find out why there's such fuss over "Topics of Conversation"

Posted on 01/08/2020 at 09:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Have you been seeing Topics of Conversation all over your literary newsfeed and wondered what the fuss was about? Well,...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Excerpt, Literary Hub, NPR, Women in literature

The harshest book reviews of 2019

Posted on 12/26/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Everyone has their own year-end traditions. At the review-aggregating website Book Marks, one such tradition is finding the year's most...

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"A Warning" underwhelms literary reviewers

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Warning by Anonymous, who claims to be an insider in the Trump administration, notched some impressive early sales numbers....

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Review: Much heft, but little text, to Rihanna's memoir

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 04:02 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s not just the classic rockers who are producing books. Pop star Rihanna released a new, extremely photo-heavy (and probably...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Pop culture, The New York Times

Go behind the scenes of the reselling industry in "Secondhand"

Posted on 11/14/2019 at 09:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not gambling folks, but we’d bet most if not all of our readers have hit up some sort of...

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Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's memoir hits shelves

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 08:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today is release day for yet another political memoir, this one from Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Book reviews, Memoir, NPR, Politics

Early reviews of "A Warning" are mixed

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 12:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times and the Washington Post have both shared their early thoughts about the contents of A Warning....

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A roundup of literary Halloween goodies

Posted on 10/31/2019 at 08:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy Halloween! We’ve been collecting a variety of eerie posts for the occasion — please enjoy the following calorie-free treats....

Tagged As: Book lists, Book reviews, Just for fun