'The Beast You Are' is smart, self-aware, fun, creepy, and strange
These Paul Tremblay stories — a wildly entertaining mix of literary horror, psychological suspense and science fiction — will be more than enough to make readers into immediate fans.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Into the Bright Sunshine,’ by Samuel G. Freedman
In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Crook Manifesto,’ by Colson Whitehead
“Crook Manifesto,” set in the 1970s, finds the “Harlem Shuffle” protagonist Ray Carney drawn back into the game in order to score Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter.
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Book Review: ‘The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale,’ by Jon Klassen
The title character in Jon Klassen’s new chapter book, “The Skull,” is the personification of his unique brand of expressionless humor.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
I Scream, You Scream, the Kennedys Scream for Ice Cream
While researching her best-selling book, “White House by the Sea,” Kate Storey inquired about dessert that unites us.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Hua Hsu: An Interview
“A collection of these issues would undoubtedly be my favorite book that no one has heard of,” says the author of the memoir “Stay True,” one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2022. “If you are reading this, please write me!”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Poem: Peridots of Kings
A postapocalyptic landscape and a stark view of the present, hollowed out but for the corporate interests.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Militia House,’ by John Milas
In “The Militia House,” by John Milas, an abandoned building in Afghanistan captivates and terrifies the Marines stationed nearby.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A lost world comes alive in 'Through the Groves,' a memoir of pre-Disney Florida
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull grew up in the rural interior of Central Florida during the 1960s and '70s. Her memoir evokes a land of perfect citrus, and the cruel costs of its harvest.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Milan Kundera: An Appreciation
His best novels, charged with a distrust of authority, retain their sweep and power.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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