A Filipino Freedom Fighter’s Life, Relentlessly Annotated
“The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata,” by Gina Apostol, takes the form of a found memoir that has been picked apart by scholars.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
‘Summerwater’ Makes an Intimate Study of Social Class Out of a Long, Rainy Day
In Sarah Moss’s new novel, shut-in vacationers in Scotland observe each other and the state of the world with suspicion.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'The Liar's Dictionary' Is A Clever Delight For Language Lovers
Eley Williams tells the story of two word-mad characters who work for the same dictionary publisher 120 years apart. This novel is perfect for anyone who loves puns, crosswords and witty writing.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Glimmers Of Hope: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 1
This year, critic Craig Morgan Teicher says American poetry has become too big for just one person to cover, so he's invited five colleagues to bring their own perspectives to our 2021 poetry preview.
(Image credit: Premnath Thirumalaisamy/Flickr Creative Commons)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Troubled,’ by Kenneth R. Rosen
In “Troubled,” Kenneth R. Rosen investigates the kind of tough-love programs he was placed in as a teenager and exposes their unusual methods.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Saving Justice,’ by James Comey
Comey’s “Saving Justice” is a revealing memoir that describes his feelings about Trump and his worries about the nation.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
To Adapt 'After The Rain,' Artists Cross All Kinds Of Boundaries
A new graphic novel adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's story "After the Rain" sets straightforward art against scattered, skewed panels to produce a sense of primal struggle between order and chaos.
(Image credit: Abrams ComicArts - Megascope)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
2 New Picture Books Depict the Elusive Hide-and-Seek of Grief
Andrew Arnold’s “What’s the Matter, Marlo?” and Matthew Cordell’s “Bear Island” separate the person from the emotions, and model empathy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How the Author of ‘Ragtime’ Taught an Aspiring Writer to Hear the Music
S. Kirk Walsh took a writing class with the novelist E.L. Doctorow and discovered a whole new world of sound.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Gary Paulsen’s Real-Life Survival Guide
“Gone to the Woods” is a memoir so rife with childhood trauma he wrote it in the third person.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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