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February 28, 2022

A Little Book About the Big Bang by Tony Rothman

February 28, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
A Little Book About the Big Bang by Tony Rothman

A game introduction to physics.

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February 28, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
A Little Book About the Big Bang, Tony Rothman, physics, science, cosmology, astrophysics, evolution
February 27, 2022

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

February 27, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The new book from the author of “The Buddha in the Attic”.

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February 27, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Literary Fiction
The Swimmers, Julie Otsuka, fiction, contemporary fiction, Steve Donoghue, literary fiction, women's fiction
February 25, 2022

Trace & Aura by Patrick Boucheron

February 25, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Trace & Aura by Patrick Boucheron

Newly translated: a wide-ranging study of St. Ambrose.

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February 25, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Religion
Trace & Aura: The Recurring Afterlives of St. Ambrose of Milan, Patrick Boucheron, St. Ambrose, Christianity, Steve Donoghue, Religion
February 19, 2022

Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

February 19, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

The latest book from the author of “How Should a Person Be?”

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February 19, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Literary Fiction, Essays
Pure Colour, Sheila Heti, contemporary fiction, Steve Donoghue
February 17, 2022

Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan

February 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan

The index at the back of the books you read has a fascinating history, as this terrific new book details.

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February 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Books & Authors, Literary Criticism
Index, Dennis Duncan, books, reading, Steve Donoghue
February 13, 2022

We the Presidents by Ronald Gruner

February 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
We the Presidents by Ronald Gruner

A new book looks at the presidential stories of the 20th & 21st centuries.

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February 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History
We the Presidents, Ronald Gruner, US presidents, American History, Steve Donoghue
February 09, 2022

Creating Q*bert by Warren Davis

February 09, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Creating Q*bert by Warren Davis

A memoir by a pioneering video game developer.

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February 09, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Society & Culture, Science/Technology
Creating Q*bert, Warren Davis, arcade video games, video games, American history, Steve Donoghue
January 30, 2022

A River Enchanted

January 30, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
A River Enchanted

A charming adult debut full of magic, intrigue, and romance

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January 30, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fiction-Debut
A River Enchanted, Rebecca Ross, fantasy, debut novel, Amberlee Venters, adult fantasy, Scottish folklore
January 21, 2022

Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker

January 21, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker

A YA novel in which time travel hastens the end of the world.

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January 21, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Young Adult, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Waking Romeo, Kathryn Barker, contemporary fiction, YA fiction, Steve Donoghue, Shakespeare adaptations, time travel
January 17, 2022

The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy

January 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy

In Benjamin Percy’s new novel, a broken family (and a broken world) deals with, among other things, weird fungi.

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January 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Unfamiliar Garden, Benjamin Percy, contemporary fiction, mystery fiction, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
January 16, 2022

Small World by Jonathan Evison

January 16, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
Small World by Jonathan Evison

Jonathan Evison’s big new novel presents a panorama of the American experience.

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January 16, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Literary Fiction
Small World, Jonathan Evison, fiction, contemporary fiction, Amberlee Venters, literary fiction
January 14, 2022

On Freedom by Maggie Nelson

January 14, 2022/ Kyle Sellers
On Freedom by Maggie Nelson

On Freedom is the author’s process of “thinking aloud,” figuring things out.

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January 14, 2022/ Kyle Sellers/
Society & Culture
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint, Maggie Nelson, Kyle Sellers, critical theory, popular culture
January 13, 2022

The Starless Crown by James Rollins

January 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Starless Crown by James Rollins

In this first volume in a new fantasy series, the moon is slowly but inexorably falling from the sky.

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January 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Starless Crown, James Rollins, science fiction, Steve Donoghue
January 12, 2022

The Hot Summer of 1968 by Viliam Klimacek

January 12, 2022/ Jennifer Helinek
The Hot Summer of 1968 by Viliam Klimacek

A review of the newly-translated novel by a celebrated Slovak playwright.

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January 12, 2022/ Jennifer Helinek/
Fiction-Translated
Villiam Klimacek, Peter Petro, The Hot Summer of 1968, contemporary fiction, literature in transaction, Jennifer Helinek
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
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