Bill Gates and Elizabeth Kolbert take on climate change in new books

Posted on 02/15/2021 at 10:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Frustrated by the abnormally challenging weather where you live? Just gloomy on a Monday morning? Either way, two recent book...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, New release, Nonfiction

James Comey and Angie Thomas have new books out today

Posted on 01/12/2021 at 09:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s new releases have a few features in common. Both are connected to previous releases by those authors. And both...

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Ouch: The harshest book reviews of 2020

Posted on 12/30/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Contrarians may enjoy this post (we say “may” so as not to scare them off). Book Marks, the review aggregator...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Literary Hub

Review: Betty Smith’s "Tomorrow Will Be Better" is indeed a rediscovered classic

Posted on 12/22/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many readers know and love Betty Smith’s coming-of-age novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. But its follow-up, Tomorrow Will Be...

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Barack Obama will speak at this year's Booker Prize ceremony

Posted on 11/12/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barack Obama will be joining this year’s virtual Booker Prize ceremony. The former president, whose memoir’s release date prompted the...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book reviews, Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics, The Guardian

“Dark Archives”: A book whose title doesn’t lie

Posted on 10/21/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re sensitive to the grotesque, this post may not be for you — and this book is definitely not...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Nonfiction, The New York Times

What we learned about "Game of Thrones" from a new book

Posted on 10/09/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

While you (continue to) wait for The Winds of Winter, you might consider picking up a new book on the...

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Review of J.K. Rowling's "Troubled Blood" revives transphobia accusations

Posted on 09/15/2020 at 01:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A review of J.K. Rowling’s upcoming book, Troubled Blood, has returned the debate over the author’s tweets about transgendered people...

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Reviews: Ferrante doesn't miss a beat with "The Lying Life of Adults"

Posted on 09/02/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Lying Life of Adults, the first major work of fiction from Elena Ferrante since her smash hit Neapolitan quartet...

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Review: Maria Dahvana Headley's "Beowulf" translation is brilliant

Posted on 08/27/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Maria Dahvana Headley has returned to the world of Old English literature and, once again, put a modern spin on...

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