The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
That irreplaceable feeling of everyone knowing your name. The yearning to be anonymous. Parents telling you that every single thing you do reflects on them. Family loyalty above all. This is just a ...
Read ReviewHuman connections are arguably at their most powerful when experienced through communal dance, music and other communication beyond words. Events such as these are highlighted numerous times in ...
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The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers. We are fugitives, and the law is skinny with hunger for us. You've almost certainly never heard this cryptic phrase before, but after reading Kevin ...
Read ReviewIn Kevin Wilson's Now Is Not the Time to Panic, the main characters decide to anonymously make a piece of art and post it publicly. This idea is part of a larger street art aesthetic that encompasses ...
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Irish author Claire Keegan is experiencing a surge in popularity, thanks to the selection of her 2021 novella Small Things Like These for the 2022 Booker Prize shortlist. Foster was Keegan's third...
Read ReviewBeyond the Book: Claire Keegan and the Art of Short Fiction
Claire Keegan is a writer’s writer — lauded by the likes of William Trevor, who chose her first short story collection, Antarctica (1999), for the William Trevor Prize; Hilary Mantel, who ...
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Percival Everett's novel Dr. No follows Wala Kitu, a professor of mathematics at Brown University whose field of study is 'nothing,' i.e., whatever existed before the Big Bang, and whatever the ...
Read ReviewThe Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
In Percival Everett's novel Dr. No, a character named John Sill vows to become a 'Bond villain' after his parents' deaths, which he suspects are connected to the assassination of the civil rights ...
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Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Demon Copperhead is a captivating coming-of-age tale set in rural Virginia. Her protagonist, Damon Fields (aka Demon Copperhead for his fiery temperament and red hair)...
Read ReviewDavid Copperfield, by Charles Dickens
Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Demon Copperhead is largely based on Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield. Charles Dickens (1812–1870) wrote 15 novels during his career, the eighth ...
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Portable Magic begins with an alluring narration of the fairy tale 'The Master and His Pupil,' a story featuring a book with the power to summon demons. Pointing out that 'It's the book that summons ...
Read ReviewThe Shelfie: From the Early Modern Ages to COVID-19
Perhaps it's a quirk of readers, but it seems almost natural to be drawn to other people's books — whether in images on social media or in someone's home. Books offer a snapshot of who a ...
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The Family Izquierdo
by Rubén Degollado
A masterful debut that weaves together the lives of three generations of a Mexican American family bound by love, and a curse.
Natural History
by Andrea Barrett
A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award–winning author.
Honor
by Thrity Umrigar
Set in India, a tender and evocative novel about love across a cultural divide, familial devotion and betrayal.
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