"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....

Categories: Today in Books

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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Tagged As: Book reviews, Nonfiction, NPR

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...

Categories: Author Interview

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

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

Ronan Farrow stands by claims of cover-ups in "Catch and Kill"

Posted on 10/12/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Journalist Ronan Farrow is standing by his upcoming book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Book reviews, Nonfiction, NPR, Scandal

What the critics think of Stephen Chbosky's "Imaginary Friend"

Posted on 10/07/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After twenty years, Stephen Chbosky has published a follow-up to his beloved-by-many debut novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower....

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Horror

It's release day for Philip Pullman's "The Secret Commonwealth"

Posted on 10/03/2019 at 09:06 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Lyra Belacqua has officially returned, all grown up. The Secret Commonwealth, the second installment of Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Fantasy, New release, The Guardian

What it was like for author Jeannie Vanasco to interview her rapist

Posted on 10/02/2019 at 03:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has picked twelve books it’s most excited to read this month (and, by virtue, twelve books it thinks...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Literary Hub, NPR