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Showing posts with label fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fiction. Show all posts
Thursday, December 01, 2016

New York Times' Notable Books of 2016

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In which I personally review as many of the Notables as possible*, in Gif form. *There are still a handful of neglected notables on my to...
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Friday, October 21, 2016

Brand new books we would binge-watch if they were streaming shows

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How about this one: Readalikes for TV watchers? Why not? Maria Semple's laugh-out-loud Seattle stories, the 2012 epistolary  Where...
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Weekend Rx:Take two and call us in the morning...

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...because you're going to need more. The critically acclaimed debut novel, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is completely, totally, indis...
Friday, August 26, 2016

The Ridiculous Side of Lists

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Anyone who reads knows the value of a list. The personal book list—a list of what you’ve read and of what you want to read—is a map. It...
Friday, August 19, 2016

Hot August Reads

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I just finished Dave Eggers' latest, Heroes of the Frontier , and I was inspired, both by the book and by the current temperature, to ...
Thursday, June 02, 2016

Finding yourself in books for adults young *and* old

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Loving Day by Mat Johnson (author of Pym ) After his marriage fails and his father dies, Warren Duffy returns from Wales to Philadelphia ...
Wednesday, April 06, 2016

May the Verse Be With You: Still re-imagining the bard after 400 years

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Shakespeare created timeless tales and had a great sense of humor so we think that he would appreciate these irreverent and inventive rete...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Family Novels!

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Family novels might just be the best novels. Check out a few of our recent favorites: And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile And After Man...