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January 11, 2022

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

January 11, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway’s famous debut novel gets a Penguin Classics edition.

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January 11, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Classic Literature
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, Amor Towles, American fiction, Steve Donoghue, classic American fiction, classic literature, The Western Canon
January 10, 2022

Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol

January 10, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol

A award-winning novel about a young woman intoxicated by books.

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January 10, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Debut, Literary Fiction
Gina Apostol, Bibliolepsy, contemporary fiction, literary fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 24, 2021

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

December 24, 2021/ Tom LeClair
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

Why did Jason Mott’s “Hell of a Book” win the National Book Award?

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December 24, 2021/ Tom LeClair/
Literary Fiction
Hell of a Book, Jason Mott, fiction, contemporary fiction, National Book Awards, Tom LeClair, Black experience, literary fiction
December 22, 2021

Living Like a Tudor by Amy Licence

December 22, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Living Like a Tudor by Amy Licence

What did the Tudors see, taste, hear, and smell, and what did they think of it all?

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December 22, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Living Like a Tudor, Amy Licence, Tudor history, English history, history, Steve Donoghue
December 20, 2021

The Promise by Damon Galgut

December 20, 2021/ Tom LeClair
The Promise by Damon Galgut

This 2021 Booker Prize winner is reviewed by Tom LeClair.

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December 20, 2021/ Tom LeClair/
Literary Fiction
The Promise, Damon Galgut, fiction, Tom LeClair, Booker Prize, South Africa, literary fiction
December 18, 2021

Tropical Arctic by McElwain, Hill Donnelly & Glasspool

December 18, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Tropical Arctic by McElwain, Hill Donnelly & Glasspool

The paleobotany of Triassic-era Greenland … and the lessons it might have for today.

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December 18, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Environment/Geology
Tropical Arctic, Jennifer McElwain, Marlene Hill Donnelly, Ian Glasspool, paleobotany, climate change, Steve Donoghue
December 17, 2021

Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster

December 17, 2021/ Carolina Siqueira
Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster

A woman who’s already lost two husbands is in danger of losing her son in this third volume in a Regency series.

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December 17, 2021/ Carolina Siqueira/
Fiction-Romance
Unmasking Sin, Mary Lancaster, romance, Regency romance, Carolina Siqueira
December 15, 2021

Miss Dior by Justine Picardie

December 15, 2021/ Brian Bruce
Miss Dior by Justine Picardie

Catherine, the sister of designer Christian Dior, gets a biography.

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December 15, 2021/ Brian Bruce/
Biography/Memoir
Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture, Justine Picardie, Catherine Dior, Christian Dior, World War II, biography, Brian Bruce, fashion
December 13, 2021

Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić

December 13, 2021/ Anna Matthews
Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić

A debut novel takes readers down the rabbit hole of war and memory in the Balkans

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December 13, 2021/ Anna Matthews/
Fiction-Debut, Literary Fiction
Lana Bastašić, Serbo-Croatian translation, debut fiction, Bosnia
December 12, 2021

A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris

December 12, 2021/ Tom LeClair
A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris

A new novel from the author of “The Unnamed”.

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December 12, 2021/ Tom LeClair/
Fiction-Humor
A Calling for Charlie Barnes, Joshua Ferris, contemporary fiction, Tom LeClair, comedy
December 10, 2021

Wild Design by Kimberly Ridley

December 10, 2021/ Brian Bruce
Wild Design by Kimberly Ridley

The wonders of nature are celebrated in this beautifully-illustrated book.

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December 10, 2021/ Brian Bruce/
Animals & Nature
Wild Design, Kimberly Ridley, nature, nature writing, Brian Bruce, environment
December 08, 2021

The Making of Incarnation by Tom McCarthy

December 08, 2021/ Tom LeClair
The Making of Incarnation by Tom McCarthy

“A space opera with a hokey romance plot” sits at the heart of Tom McCarthy’s new novel.

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December 08, 2021/ Tom LeClair/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Tom LeClair, The Making of Incarnation, Tom McCarthy, fiction, contemporary fiction, science fiction
December 05, 2021

Solid Ivory by James Ivory

December 05, 2021/ Michael Adams
Solid Ivory by James Ivory

A prolific filmmaker recalls a long life of achievement and pleasure.

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December 05, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Biography/Memoir, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
James Ivory, merchant ivory, memoir, Michael Adams
December 04, 2021

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

December 04, 2021/ Anna Matthews
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

Yun Ko-eun makes her English-language debut.

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December 04, 2021/ Anna Matthews/
Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, Fiction-Translated
The Disaster Tourist, Yun Ko-eun, Lizzie Buehler, Anna Matthews, literary fiction, Korean translation
December 02, 2021

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

December 02, 2021/ Brian Bruce
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich’s new novel delves into the COVID-19 world.

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December 02, 2021/ Brian Bruce/
Literary Fiction
The Sentence, Louise Erdrich, contemporary fiction, Brian Bruce, ghost story
December 01, 2021

Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941-1995

December 01, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941-1995

A huge collection of Patricia Highsmith’s private writings.

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December 01, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, Patricia Highsmith, Steve Donoghue
November 28, 2021

Benedict XVI (Volume II) by Peter Seewald

November 28, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Benedict XVI (Volume II) by Peter Seewald

Peter Seewald’s magnificent two-volume life of Pope Benedict concludes.

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November 28, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History, Religion
Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, Peter Seewald, Papal history, Roman Catholic Church, Steve Donoghue
November 18, 2021

Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald by Carole Angier

November 18, 2021/ Brian Bruce
Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald by Carole Angier

Angier’s research and careful reading provide real insights into Sebald’s methods.

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November 18, 2021/ Brian Bruce/
Biography/Memoir
Speak Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald, Carole Angier, W. G. Sebald, biography, writer biography, Brian Bruce
November 17, 2021

The Rule of Laws by Fernanda Pirie

November 17, 2021/ Carolina Siqueira
The Rule of Laws by Fernanda Pirie

Pirie examines how and why law was created - or not created - with the broadness and objectivity of an anthropologist.

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November 17, 2021/ Carolina Siqueira/
History
The Rule of Laws, Fernanda Pirie, legal history, human history, Carolina Siqueira
November 12, 2021

Lord of the Rings: Illustrated by the Author

November 12, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Lord of the Rings: Illustrated by the Author

At last: a deluxe edition of Lord of the Rings illustrated by the author himself.

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November 12, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Classic Literature, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien, fantasy, illustrated books, Steve Donoghue
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