Book Review: ‘You’ve Been Played,’ by Adrian Hon
In “You’ve Been Played,” a self-identified gamer warns against the dangers of imposing artificial incentives on all aspects of our lives.
Fantasy and Science Fiction: September 2022
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: 9/20/2022 12:00:00 AM
Delivered: 9/20/2022 12:00:00 AM
Furry Buddies
Suggested for ages 6-14. Registration required. Read a story to therapy dogs, Erin, Kody, Fritz, and Frieda, who love sharing stories with children. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
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A report from the free speech organization PEN America looked at the role of politics and advocacy groups in the growing number of book bans in schools across the country.
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A report from the free speech organization PEN America looked at the role of politics and advocacy groups in the growing number of book bans in schools across the country.
Jenny Xie Explores the Subversive Power of the Concealed and the Overlooked
In her new poetry collection, “The Rupture Tense,” Xie peeks at the past — her family’s, and China’s — to examine the consequences of “how we see, what we see, and also what we allow to remain unseen.”
Review: ‘A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding,’ by Amanda Svensson
Three siblings reunite in Amanda Svensson’s turbulent novel “A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding.”
Jenny Xie Explores the Subversive Power of the Concealed and the Overlooked
In her new poetry collection, “The Rupture Tense,” Xie peeks at the past — her family’s, and China’s — to examine the consequences of “how we see, what we see, and also what we allow to remain unseen.”
Review: ‘A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding,’ by Amanda Svensson
Three siblings reunite in Amanda Svensson’s turbulent novel “A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding.”
Book Review: “Less Is Lost,” by Andrew Sean Greer
In “Less Is More,” the sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic novel, the author’s writer protagonist, now over 50 and in need of cash, takes to the road once again.
Book Review: “Less Is Lost,” by Andrew Sean Greer
In “Less Is More,” the sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic novel, the author’s writer protagonist, now over 50 and in need of cash, takes to the road once again.
Review: ‘Getting Lost,’ by Annie Ernaux
“Getting Lost,” a diary by the French writer Annie Ernaux, recounts an all-consuming Paris romance.
Meet Local Author Alan Moss
Open to all ages. Meet local author Alan Moss, a unique and emerging voice in the thriller genre, who's author of The Choices, and other published works.
Book signing available after program.All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Book signing available after program.All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Alexandra Horowitz Traces ‘The Year of the Puppy’
Like many, the canine behavioral expert Alexandra Horowitz adopted a dog during the pandemic. She had extra incentive: understanding a puppy’s development. Now, she’s turned her observations into a book.
Review: ‘We Are the Proud Boys,’ by Andy Campbell
Andy Campbell examines extremism in the U.S. through a history of an ascendant far-right group.
Review: ‘We Are the Proud Boys,’ by Andy Campbell
Andy Campbell examines extremism in the U.S. through a history of an ascendant far-right group.
Book Review: ‘Bold Ventures,’ by Charlotte Van den Broeck
Charlotte Van den Broeck’s “Bold Ventures” is an idiosyncratic tour of architectural misfires, dotted with its author’s personal anxieties.
Book Review: “The Book of Goose,” by Yiyun Li
In “The Book of Goose,” a literary hoax devised by two teenagers closes the distance between fiction and reality.
Book Review: “The Book of Goose,” by Yiyun Li
In “The Book of Goose,” a literary hoax devised by two teenagers closes the distance between fiction and reality.
My Life in Error
A copy editor recounts his obsession with perfection.
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