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Book Review: ‘The Vietri Project,’ by Nicola DeRobertis-Theye

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 5:00am

By Joanna Rakoff

In Nicola DeRobertis-Theye’s debut novel, “The Vietri Project,” curiosity propels a bibliophile across the globe in search of her own story.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

For March, 3 Romances That'll Bring You A Little Sunshine

Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 7:00am

By Maya Rodale

March's slate of romance releases brings more of what we want: Headstrong heroines, adoring heroes and happy endings. Plus fake engagements, secret clubs and SHOCK: A duke who doesn't get the girl.

(Image credit: Avon)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

'Firekeeper's Daughter' Forges A New Path Between Cultures And Genres

Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 7:00am

By Caitlyn Paxson

A contemplative exploration of existing between two cultural identities meets fake relationship romance meets backwoods thriller in this powerhouse YA debut from Ojibwe author Angeline Boulley.

(Image credit: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR))

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year?

Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 5:00am

By Ben Libman

“Ulysses” and “The Waste Land” appeared in 1922. But three years later, masterworks by Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos gave the movement its signature forms — and influence.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews