The similarities between Klobuchar and Hawley's antitrust books

Posted on 05/13/2021 at 02:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We doubt that Senators Amy Klobuchar and Josh Hawley agree on much. One of those very few things is that...

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

Have you read “Firekeeper's Daughter” yet?

Posted on 03/24/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Move over, Delia Owens — there’s a new later-to-publishing author whose debut novel is building serious momentum. (Again, we kid;...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Book reviews, NPR, The Passive Voice, TV adaptation

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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Tagged As: Book reviews, New release, Nonfiction, Politics, Young adult literature

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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Tagged As: Book reviews, Classic literature, NPR

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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Tagged As: Book reviews, Pop culture, TV adaptation

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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Tagged As: Book reviews, Diversity