Book Review: ‘On Air,’ by Steve Oney
A new book by Steve Oney traces the public radio network’s turbulent history as it once again becomes a political target.
Book Review: ‘The Human Scale,’ by Lawrence Wright
In Lawrence Wright’s new thriller, an Arab American F.B.I. agent and an Israeli cop take on an intractable conflict.
Book Review: ‘We Tell Ourselves Stories,’ by Alissa Wilkinson
A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood.
The Whispering Dark
UnCovered Review by Samantha Leroy, Mays Landing Branch
Richly atmospheric, darkly romantic, and wholly original, Kelly Andrew’s THE WHISPERING DARK is the type of story you force yourself to pace through even though you really want to devour it- because if you devour it, it’ll be over too soon.
Tired of her parents’ overprotectiveness and being pigeon-holed as fragile because she is deaf, Delaney Meyers-Petrov leaves home and is accepted into the prestigious Godbole School, an experimental university program that specializes in traversing through parallel worlds. Colton Price, a remarkably talented TA and member of the secret fraternity the Priory, has been ordered to stay away from Delaney, lest he interfere with her place in the Priory’s scheme for immortality. However, the more he is told to leave Delaney alone, the less he can. The two become intertwined by secrets, passions, and ghosts. Kelly Andrew is remarkably talented at writing romances that hurt you, just a little bit. The yearning between Colton and Delaney is palpable and intoxicating, their chemistry spellbinding. Romance aside, Andrew sets her scenes in beautiful detail, careful to craft a specific atmosphere of the world. Moreover, it serves as an interesting allegory for men’s ambitions coming at the price of women.
THE WHISPERING DARK is the ideal primer before diving into heavier dark academic fantasies such as NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo or the ATLAS SIX by Olivie Blake.
Book Review: ‘Careless People,’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams
“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.
A Melancholy Yiddish Classic That Also Happens to Be Hilarious
“Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the first time.
Book Review: ‘The Man Nobody Killed,’ by Elon Green
Elon Green’s telling of the life and death of the artist Michael Stewart is filled with heartbreaking echoes of the present.
Keeping Up With Highbrow Art While Raising a Child
It’s not easy, but here’s how Mark Krotov, the publisher of the literary magazine n+1, attempts it, often with his 6-year-old daughter along for the ride.
Geoff Nicholson, Author of Darkly Comic Novels, Dies at 71
In more than a dozen books, he created characters who were obsessed with maps, urban walking, sexual fetishes and Volkswagen Beetles.
Merle Oberon, a Hollywood Star With a Career-Ending Secret
Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work.
Book Review: ‘The Tokyo Suite,’ by Giovana Madalosso
“The Tokyo Suite” explores class divisions in contemporary Brazil via the twinned stories of a high-powered TV executive and the desperate caretaker of her child.
The Month’s Best New Crime Novels
Our critic on Deanna Raybourn’s “Kills Well With Others” and three more new books.
Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96
An indefatigable gardener, she was concerned, a colleague said, with “all the things that have to happen for us to get our food.”
2 Books From Other Shores
A memoir of Italy; notes on Canada.
Curtis Sittenfeld Goes Home Again
The best-selling bard of female anxiety rakes over some middle school memories while visiting the city where she grew up.
Book Review: ‘Air-Borne,’ by Carl Zimmer
In “Air-Borne,” his detailed and gripping account of aerobiology, Carl Zimmer uncovers the mysteries filling our lungs.
Book Review: ‘Stag Dance: A Novel and Stories,’ by Torrey Peters
In “Stag Dance,” Torrey Peters probes the complicated, evolving realities of queerness and trans life.
Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76
Her “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself,” a guide to shedding toxic relationships, has sold more than seven million copies.
Uri Shulevitz, 89, Acclaimed Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Dies
A Caldecott Medal winner, he turned childhood memories of fleeing the Nazis in Poland into magical stories.
Spring Preview: A Few Books We’re Excited For
Every season brings its share of books to look forward to, and this spring is no different. On this episode Gilbert Cruz and Joumana Khatib talk about a dozen or so titles that sound interesting in the months ahead.
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