Review: ‘Hannibal,’ by Thomas Harris
Eleven years after “The Silence of the Lambs,” Hannibal Lecter returned. Stephen King called him “the great fictional monster of our time.”
Review: ‘Roots,’ by Alex Haley
James Baldwin, reviewing this headline-making novel in 1976, called it “a study of … how each generation helps to doom, or helps to liberate, the coming one.”
'Orwell's Roses' centers on the tensions between beauty and labor, joy and suffering
Rebecca Solnit's latest is a deeply political collection of interlinked essays, of which George Orwell is a part but not the whole; one of its joys is its unexpected turns from one topic to the next.
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Questlove Looks at 50 Years of Modern Music — and Modern History
In “Music Is History,” the Roots’ frontman tells a story of America that begins in 1971, the year he was born.
Dave Grohl Has Some Writing Advice You Need to Hear
While he was working on his No. 1 best seller, “The Storyteller,” the iconic rocker found the common ground between music and books.
'Gentrifier' crafts a narrative about Detroit in darkly comic vignettes
Culture critic Anne Elizabeth Moore's project is also an investigation of the costs — monetary, psychological, ethical — of the free house she was given for writing, and an ode to her neighbors.
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Book Review: ‘Midnight in Washington,’ by Adam Schiff
Schiff’s “Midnight in Washington” is that rare memoir by a politician that actually has something to say.
Jane Goodall encourages all to act to save Earth in 'The Book of Hope'
The primatologist says it's crucial that young people know how positive action can still shift the frightening trajectories of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the ongoing global pandemic.
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An old friend returns in Elizabeth Strout's 'Oh William!'
Lucy Barton — the redoubtable memoirist we've met in two previous novels — returns in Elizabeth Strout's Oh William!, reconnecting with her estranged first husband after her second husband dies.
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A Daughter Parses the Life of a Mother Prone to High Drama
“The Book of Mother,” a novel by the French writer Violaine Huisman, depicts a charismatic, unstable woman through her daughter’s eyes.
What George Orwell’s Roses Tell Us About His Politics
In “Orwell’s Roses,” Rebecca Solnit argues that the English writer was driven not merely by political rage but by a love of beauty and nature.
Book Review: ‘Everything and Less,’ by Mark McGurl
Mark McGurl’s “Everything and Less” examines the impact the tech giant has had on literature itself.
Book Review: ‘Unprotected,’ by Billy Porter
In his memoir “Unprotected,” Billy Porter recounts his lifelong struggle to heal the deep wounds buried under the sheen of his charismatic presence.
The Controversy Over Statues and How We Commemorate the Past
Alex von Tunzelmann’s “Fallen Idols” looks at the arguments surrounding 12 figures from history, and what they tell us about both the past and the present.
The 20-Year Contest to Crack the Code of the Rosetta Stone
“The Writing of the Gods,” by Edward Dolnick, offers a fresh account of the discovery in Egypt of the giant slab, and of the competition to decipher its symbols.
Dream Girl
UnCovered review by Rachel Simmons, Librarian, ACLS Hammonton Branch
The main character Gerry Andersen is a famous author with many adoring fans and aspiring authors at his heels. Just before he falls down his floating staircase and ends up in the hospital, Gerry finds a letter with a familiar Baltimore address. Confined to a hospital bed in his Baltimore apartment, he relies on his assistant and night nurse for all his needs. In his drug induced state, he receives calls from someone named Aubrey, who claims to be his “Dream Girl”. He continues to have strange calls, visions, and dreams which blur reality. Is he developing dementia like his mother or is something more sinister going on?
I just finished the audio version of Laura Lippman’s Dream Girl read by Jason Culp. He does an excellent job and brings the characters to life. This novel has a dark humor to it that I liked. It’s a good mystery suspense story with hints of Misery by Stephen King. Told in first person by an unreliable narrator, we learn a lot about Gerry through the years from his point of view. It’s a very good read overall.
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Elizabeth Strout Gets Meta in Her New Novel About Marriage
The protagonist of “Oh William!” is a famous author whose books have a lot in common with ones written by the creator of Lucy Barton.
Here's the data on Brent Spiner's loopy, self-referential new novel 'Fan Fiction'
Fan Fiction is part memoir, part noir pastiche and maybe a little bit true. Is it a great work? No. Is it a lot of fun? Yes. Is it a book that could only have been written by Brent Spiner? Absolutely.
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'This Thing Between Us' wants to hurt you — and you should let it
Gus Moreno's new novel follows a man who flees the city where his wife's murder became a political and media sensation, but he can't escape either his grief or the thing that haunted their apartment.
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New in Paperback: ‘Memorial’ and ‘Singular Sensation’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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