Book Review: ‘Ascension,’ by Nicholas Binge
In Nicholas Binge’s novel “Ascension,” an expedition on a mystifying rock only turns up more enigmas.
Meadowlands & The Wild Iris
UnCovered review by Marina Smolens, ACLS Brigantine Branch
To celebrate National Poetry Month, I decided it necessary to revisit a favorite of mine: Louise Glück. Glück is one of America’s greatest contemporary poets. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020 and held the position of U.S. Poet Laureate from 2003 to 2004.
What first made me fall in love with Glück was her collection titled THE WILD IRIS – a collection that combines the reverence of nature with the existentialism of humans. She is known for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.
MEADOWLANDS, the next book in her body of work published
five years after THE WILD IRIS,
certainly holds true to this statement. She utilized a retelling of the Odyssey to
explore the breakdown of a marriage. It shows the true power of storytelling;
how the ancient can be projected onto the modern, and how there is still so
much there for us in today’s world that lies within these old stories. Myths
uncover people’s truths, and Glück has harnessed their power in a contemporary
rendering to help establish the universality in her work, gaining her favor in
many of our hearts and on many of our shelves. Be sure to check them out from
one of ours!
Book Review: ‘Mott Street,’ by Ava Chin
Ava Chin’s memoir is an expansive family history encompassing perilous journeys, sensational crimes and social change
Review: ‘Small Mercies,’ by Dennis Lehane
His novel “Small Mercies” takes place in the tumultuous months after a 1974 order to integrate the city’s schools through busing.
Book Review: ‘The Rediscovery of America,’ by Ned Blackhawk
A new account by the Yale historian Ned Blackhawk argues that Native peoples shaped the development of American democracy while being dispossessed of their land.
Book Review: ‘Salvage This World,’ by Michael Farris Smith
A religious con woman, old grudges and nonstop hurricanes threaten the characters in Michael Farris Smith’s novel “Salvage This World.”
Book Review: ‘In the Orchard,’ by Eliza Minot
Unfolding over the course of a single October day, “In the Orchard” zooms in on beautiful and worrisome minutiae.
David Grann on the Wreck of the H.M.S. Wager
The New Yorker staff writer discusses his new book, “The Wager,” about the harrowing circumstances and conflicting stories surrounding a 1741 shipwreck.
Book Review: ‘The Eden Test,’ by Adam Sternbergh
In “The Eden Test,” Adam Sternbergh folds a study of marital psychology into a mystery plot.
Brave Dames and Melancholy Detectives
New crime novels from Susan Isaacs, Peter Robinson and Arnaldur Indridason all feature indelible characters.
'Sunshine' centers on a life-changing summer for author Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The 'Lunch Lady' and "Hey, Kiddo' author-illustrator's new graphic memoir takes us back to one week when he was a teen volunteering at a camp for children with cancer — and how it changed his life.
(Image credit: Copyright © 2023 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka./Graphix/Scholastic Inc.)
Book Review: ‘Internet_Art,’ by Omar Kholeif; ‘The Story of NFTs,’ by Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams
Two new visual books, “Internet_Art” and “The Story of NFTs,” explore the history and future of creative consumption online.
Book Review: “The Eyes & the Impossible,” written by Dave Eggers and illustrated by Shawn Harris, and “Big Tree,” by Brian Selznick
In “The Eyes & the Impossible,” an exuberant dog runs free. In “Big Tree,” two sycamore seeds embark on an epic journey.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Greek Lessons' is an intimate, vulnerable portrayal of two lonely people
Greek Lessons feels like a departure from Han Kang's other English-translated novels; tugging bit by bit at the heartstrings, readers are left speechless with both sadness and hope by the final pages.
(Image credit: Hogarth)
Book Review: ‘The Gospel of Orla,’ by Eoghan Walls; ‘Chlorine,’ by Jade Song; ‘American Mermaid,’ by Julia Langbein; ‘Chrysalis,’ by Anna Metcalfe
In four debut novels, all the heroines want — whether they have two legs or a fishtail — is a miracle.
For Kate Morton, a Change of Perspective Changed Everything
After leaving England and returning to Australia, the best-selling author wrote a novel about a writer who left England and returned to Australia.
Book Review: ‘Good Girls,’ by Hadley Freeman
In “Good Girls,” Hadley Freeman chronicles her long battle with anorexia, and its larger implications.
The Best Book Judy Blume Ever Got as a Gift? ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover.’
The author of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” received the D.H. Lawrence novel after her wedding in 1959: “The marriage didn’t last but the honeymoon was memorable.”
In 'The New Earth,' a family's pain echoes America's suffering
Jess Row's new novel is about an American family that has imploded, one that's broken, possibly irretrievably. It's a stunning book, a high-wire balancing act that tries to do a lot — and succeeds.
(Image credit: Ecco)
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