Book Review: ‘Life on Delay,’ by John Hendrickson
John Hendrickson's memoir “Life on Delay” recounts his experience with this poorly understood neurological disorder, tracing an arc from frustration and isolation to acceptance and community.
Newly Published, From Myriad Hats to an Iraqi Pomegranate Tree
A selection of recently published books.
A Wealth of Pigeons
UnCovered review by Beth Bliss, ACLS Brigantine Branch Manager
There have been some amazing author-illustrator teams in the canon of great literature. Think Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, C.S. Lewis & Pauline Baynes, J.R.R. Tolkein & Pauline Baynes – the list goes on and on.
Those venerated partnerships now have rivals in the delightful author/illustrator team of Steve Martin (yes; that Steve Martin – the comedian) and Harry Bliss.
Martin and Bliss (no relation; what a pity) have been lauded for their latest book NUMBER ONE IS WALKING: MY LIFE IN THE MOVIES AND OTHER DIVERSIONS, which is currently in great demand. Their earlier work, A WEALTH OF PIGEONS (c.2020), however, should not be overlooked. This unpaginated but hefty banquet of black-and-white cartoons is pithy, snarky, and ironic.
The concept of cartoons for grownups isn’t new – think Charles Addams, Berkeley Breathed, Garry Trudeau, and others – but this collection feels fresh, contemporary, and most definitely skewed towards adults. Sharp, funny, accessible; this is one you shouldn’t miss.
Doing Their Best to Keep Royals Out of Trouble
Three books consider the curious role of the contemporary courtier, who advises, protects and defends behind closed castle gates.
Book Review: ‘A Woman’s Life Is a Human Life,’ by Felicia Kornbluh
Felicia Kornbluh’s “A Woman’s Life Is a Human Life” is the story of two reproductive rights activists who lived on the same floor of the same New York building but, in an echo of larger patterns in the movement, never joined forces.
Book Review: ‘And Finally,’ by Henry Marsh
Henry Marsh’s “And Finally” tests the limits — and comforts — of knowledge.
Review: “American Inheritance” by Edward J. Larson
In Edward J. Larson’s “American Inheritance,” the Pulitzer-winning historian attempts to insert reason into a passionate public conversation.
Book Review: “The Lost Year,” by Katherine Marsh, and “Winterkill,” by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
In “The Lost Year” and “Winterkill,” young people fight to expose secrets and lies during the Great Famine.
Book Review: ‘The Status Revolution,’ by Chuck Thompson
In “The Status Revolution,” Chuck Thompson argues that class signifiers have flipped, so that what was once luxurious is now out and what was once lowbrow is now in.
Book Review: ‘Rikers: An Oral History,’ by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau
In a new book, a wide range of voices weigh in on the notorious jail complex.
Book Review: ‘Rough Sleepers,’ by Tracy Kidder
The new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tracy Kidder chronicles the work of Dr. Jim O’Connell, who has dedicated his career to caring for homeless patients.
Book Review: ‘Master Slave Husband Wife,’ by Ilyon Woo
“Master Slave Husband Wife,” by Ilyon Woo, relates the daring escape from bondage in Georgia to freedom in the North by an enslaved couple disguised as a wealthy planter and his property.
'Inside the Curve' attempts to offer an overview of COVID's full impact everywhere
Visually striking — NatGeo and superb photography have always walked hand-in-hand — and incredibly complete, deep and nuanced, this is a book that comes close to the impossible.
(Image credit: Kazuma Obara/National Geographic)
Book Review: ‘Masters of the Lost Land,’ by Heriberto Araujo
In “Masters of the Lost Land,” Heriberto Araujo investigates a region where land and people are routinely sacrificed to greed and corruption.
Book Review: ‘The Shards,’ by Bret Easton Ellis
In his latest novel, “The Shards,” the author returns to his old tropes: gruesome murder, lonely teenagers and 1980s Los Angeles.
Book review: “My Strange Shrinking Parents,” by Zeno Sworder, and “The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name,” by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira
Many immigrants travel to new lands in hopes of a better life, but once they arrive they often feel small.
'Sam,' the latest novel from Allegra Goodman, is small, but not simple
The novel follows a white working-class girl from age 7 through her late teens, navigating a world tightly circumscribed by class and culture.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
Book Review: ‘This Afterlife,’ by A.E. Stallings
A.E. Stallings draws on traditional forms and themes to create poetry that gives heft and shape to the everyday world. “This Afterlife” offers an overview of her career to date.
Book Review: ‘Forbidden Notebook,’ by Alba de Céspedes
A best-selling novelist and political activist in her native Italy, she was admired for her sensitive depictions of women and their predicaments. Recently rediscovered, her work has lost none of its subversive force.
Book Review: ‘In the Upper Country,’ by Kai Thomas, ‘Moonrise over New Jessup,’ by Jamila Minnicks and ‘Wade in the Water,’ by Nyani Nkrumah.
A collection of debut novels — “In the Upper Country,” by Kai Thomas, “Moonrise Over New Jessup,” by Jamila Minnicks, and “Wade in the Water,” by Nyani Nkrumah — explore the historical experiences of Black North Americans.
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