Open Letters Review
  • Contact & Submissions
  • About

Open Letters Review

  • Contact & Submissions/
  • About/

Open Letters Review

Open Letters Review

An Arts & Literature Review

Open Letters Review

  • Contact & Submissions/
  • About/
 

January 20, 2020

The Reality Game by Samuel Woolley

January 20, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski
The Reality Game by Samuel Woolley

As this book makes frighteningly clear, “fake news” and “alternative facts” are just the barest beginning of coming problem with telling the difference between truth and lies …

Read More
January 20, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski/
Science/Technology
Samuel Wooley, technology, fake news, social media, Peggy Kurkowski
January 17, 2020

Democracy and Equality by Geoffrey R. Stone & David A. Strauss

January 17, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Democracy and Equality by Geoffrey R. Stone & David A. Strauss

The much-vexed legacy of the Warren Court is examined in this wise, compact volume.

Read More
January 17, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Geoffrey R. Stone, David A. Strauss, Oxford University Press, Supreme Court, American judicial system, American politics
January 15, 2020

Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy

January 15, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski
Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy

A new book tells the riveting story of an 1881 Far North expedition that went horribly awry.

Read More
January 15, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski/
Environment/Geology
Buddy Levy, St. Martin's Press, Peggy Kurkowski, nonfiction, exploration, extreme cliimates, Action/Adventure
January 13, 2020

Kill Reply All by Victoria Turk

January 13, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Kill Reply All by Victoria Turk

The intricacies of email etiquette are dissected by Wired senior editor Victoria Turk.

Read More
January 13, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Victoria Turk, Plume Publishing, the internet, digital culture, Penguin Random House
January 10, 2020

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

January 10, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

In Douglas Stewart’s moving debut novel, a family is shattered by a mother’s all-consuming alcoholism.

Read More
January 10, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Literary Fiction, Fiction-Debut
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, literary fiction, debut novels, family drama, family relationships, Steve Donoghue
January 09, 2020

The Magical Language of Others by E. J. Koh

January 09, 2020/ Olive Fellows
The Magical Language of Others by E. J. Koh

A cache of letters is at the heart of this multi-generational memoir about a Korean family.

Read More
January 09, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Biography/Memoir, Nonfiction Translations
E. J. Koh, Tin House Books, memoir, Korean translation, Olive Fellows
January 08, 2020

Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake

January 08, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake

An independent-minded American woman thinks she has no use for a seemingly-idle British Duke, but love might have other plans …

Read More
January 08, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Romance
Regency Romance, Olivia Drake, St. Martin's Press, Steve Donoghue
January 07, 2020

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

January 07, 2020/ Olive Fellows
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

Isabel Ibañez’s debut YA fantasy novel draws on the riches of Bolivian culture to tell its story royal intrigue and revenge.

Read More
January 07, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Fiction-Young Adult, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Isabel Ibanez, nonfiction, fantasy, Page Street, Young Adult Fiction, Olive Fellows
January 06, 2020

The Essential Works of Thomas More

January 06, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Essential Works of Thomas More

All the major (and plenty of the minor) writings of St. Thomas More, in one gorgeously-designed hefty volume.

Read More
January 06, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Philosophy
thomas more, Yale University Press, Steve Donoghue
December 22, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Fiction!

December 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Fiction!

Stevereads Best Books of 2019 closes with the very best of a strong year for fiction!

Read More
December 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads, Literary Fiction
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, fiction, stevereads
December 21, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Nonfiction!

December 21, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Nonfiction!

The Stevereads 2019 year-end list is nearly complete—behold the year’s best nonfiction!

Read More
December 21, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads
December 20, 2019

The Worst Books of 2019: Nonfiction!

December 20, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Worst Books of 2019: Nonfiction!

In which Stevereads repeatedly asks “How on Earth does this charlatan keep getting book contracts?”

Read More
December 20, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Worst of 2019, stevereads, nonfiction, Worst of Lists, Steve Donoghue
December 19, 2019

The Worst Books of 2019: Fiction!

December 19, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Worst Books of 2019: Fiction!

Stevereads makes a list of 2019’s lazy, entitled fiction.

Read More
December 19, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads, Fiction-General
stevereads, Worst of 2019, fiction, Worst of Lists
December 18, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Biography!

December 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Biography!

2019 was a fantastic year for biography—and here’s ten reasons why!

Read More
December 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Stevereads
biography, Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
December 17, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”

December 17, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”

A world class thriller with a gut punch that you won’t see coming.

Read More
December 17, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Alice Blanchard, Minotaur Books, thrillers
December 17, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: History!

December 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: History!

What’s new in History? The Best Books of 2019, of course!

Read More
December 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, Steve Donoghue, History
December 16, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Nature!

December 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Nature!

And now for the annual Stevereads year-end list for the best in nature!

Read More
December 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Stevereads
nature, animals, stevereads, Best of 2019, Best of Lists, Steve Donoghue
December 15, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Science!

December 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Science!

The 11th installment of Stevereads Best of 2019 list focuses on science!

Read More
December 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, science, Steve Donoghue
December 14, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!

December 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!

Escape into the past with the best of 2019’s historical fiction!

Read More
December 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, historical fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 13, 2019

Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan Robinson

December 13, 2019/ David Murphy
Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan Robinson

Editor and columnist Nathan Robinson writes a basic appeal for socialism - but is it appealing?

Read More
December 13, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
socialism, Nathan j. Robinson, All Points Books, ideologies, government, David Murphy
  • Previous
  • Next
  • Contact & Submissions/
  • About/

Open Letters Review

An arts and literature review.

Subscribe

Sign up with your email address to receive a monthly recap of new posts.

We respect your privacy.

Thank you!
 

Editors:

Steve Donoghue
Sam Sacks
Britta Böhler
____________________

Eric Karl Anderson
Olive Fellows
Jack Hanson
Jennifer Helinek
Justin Hickey
Hannah Joyner
Zach Rabiroff
Jessica Tvordi

Categories:

  • Animals & Nature
  • Anthologies/Short Stories
  • Art & Music
  • Backlist
  • Biography/Memoir
  • Books & Authors
  • Children's Books
  • Classic Literature
  • Environment/Geology
  • Essays
  • Fiction - Historical
  • Fiction-Action/Adventure
  • Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
  • Fiction-Debut
  • Fiction-Drama
  • Fiction-General
  • Fiction-Horror
  • Fiction-Humor
  • Fiction-LGBTQ
  • Fiction-Legal
  • Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
  • Fiction-Paranormal
  • Fiction-Romance
  • Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Fiction-Translated
  • Fiction-Young Adult
  • Film & Theatre; Adaptations
  • From the Archives
  • Graphic Novels/Comics
  • Health & Psychology
  • Historical Fiction
  • History
  • It's a Mystery
  • Just for Fun
  • Literary Criticism
  • Literary Fiction
  • Myths & Legends
  • Nonfiction Translations
  • Philosophy
  • Poetry
  • Politics & Economics
  • Reference
  • Religion
  • Science/Technology
  • Society & Culture
  • Sports and Recreation
  • Stevereads
  • Travel
Contact Us
Archive

Open Letters Review Site Policies