Newly Published, From the Vanderbilt Family to the Former PepsiCo CEO
A selection of books published this week.
The Alarming Rise of Peter Thiel, Tech Mogul and Political Provocateur
In a revealing new biography, “The Contrarian,” the journalist Max Chafkin charts Thiel’s ascendancy in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., as a driven man drawn to far-right causes and beliefs.
Two of America’s Leading Historians Look at the Nation’s Founding Once Again — to Understand It in All Its Complexity
Joseph J. Ellis’s “The Cause” and Gordon S. Wood’s “Power and Liberty” argue that the Constitution was a necessary compromise.
Anne-Marie Slaughter Explains What She Has Learned From a Long Career of Public Service
Slaughter’s “Renewal” looks at how a personal transformation can lead to broader social change.
Richard Powers Spins A Smaller, Sadder Story In 'Bewilderment'
Powers climbs down from the treetops of The Overstory in his latest novel, to tell the story of a widowed father and his troubled son who head into the wilderness to try to figure out their lives.
(Image credit: W.W. Norton & Company)
In Richard Powers’s New Novel, Hope for a Grieving Kid and Planet May Lurk in the Human Brain
The Pulitzer Prize winner’s latest novel, “Bewilderment,” features a widowed father whose troubled son is transformed by a novel neurofeedback therapy with profound implications for the human race.
Back to the Future, With Books Instead of a DeLorean
Three new historical novels remind us how what happened in days, and centuries, gone by connects to the world today.
An Irreverent Novel Trains Its Gaze on Refugees and Their Rescuers
“The Wrong End of the Telescope,” by the Lebanese American writer Rabih Alameddine, examines the relationship between Middle Eastern refugees and their Western rescuers with clear eyes and trenchant humor.
Beasts and Baseball: New Science Fiction and Fantasy
“The Body Scout,” “Light From Uncommon Stars” and “No Gods, No Monsters” tell stories of genetic dystopias, musical gifts and mythic creatures.
A History of Medical Innovation That Doesn’t Ignore the Side Effects
In “You Bet Your Life,” Paul A. Offit looks at advances that have prolonged life, from chemotherapy to the Covid vaccine, and the difficult, even deadly, paths to arrive at them.
Fantasy and Science Fiction: September 2021
Whether fueled by magic or advanced technology, imagination is the engine of speculative fiction. This newsletter brings you the best of fantasy, science fiction, and everything in between. Monthly.
Delivered: 9/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
Delivered: 9/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
Make This 'Fortnight in September' Your Pandemic Escape
R.C. Sherriff's recently reissued 1931 novel, which follows a British family on their two-week holiday, is a reflection on how time changes shape in periods like a vacation — or even a pandemic.
(Image credit: Simon & Schuster)
Curses
UnCovered
review by Shannon Carmen, ACLS Egg Harbor City Branch
If you love twisted fairy tales you should definitely read Curses by Lish McBride. It is twisted retelling of Beauty and the Beast and, in my opinion, much better than the original. Merit Craven became the beast because she wouldn’t fulfill her obligation of marrying a man more her mother’s age. She can only break the spell by finding true love or getting married by a man of her mom’s choosing by her 18th birthday. Merit ends up meeting Tevin (Beauty) and they form a plan to find a suitable husband to break her curse. It’s a quirky, quick read that is lighthearted and fun.
If you like twisted fairy tales like me, there will be a “Twisted Fairy Tales” display in October 2021 at the ACLS Egg Harbor City Branch.
'Peril' Details The Capitol Riot And Trump's 'Last-Ditch' Effort To Hold Onto Power
The atmosphere throughout this account is foreboding, darkened by the shadow COVID-19 cast over the country but also by the dangers to democracy the authors perceive and depict.
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Despite The Title, We Bet You'll Like This YA Novel — A Lot
Michelle Quach's immensely lovable YA debut Not Here to Be Liked centers on Eliza, who's just been done out of her dream job as editor of the high school paper by an unqualified but very charming boy.
(Image credit: Katherine Tegen Books)
Ruth Ozeki’s Borgesian, Zen Buddhist Parable of Consumerism
In “The Book of Form and Emptiness,” the characters are so preoccupied with material possessions that objects come to life all around them.
Was Occupy Wall Street the ‘Beginning of the Beginning’?
In “Generation Occupy,” Michael Levitin argues that the 2011 protest against income inequality shaped both the substance and style of American politics.
Colson Whitehead on ‘Harlem Shuffle’
Whitehead talks about his new novel, and Colm Toibin discusses “The Magician.”
Afghanistan, a Double Bind and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath’ and ‘Sisters’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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