After a Five-Decade Run, a Master Hangs Up His Reins
In “Last Letter to a Reader,” Gerald Murnane closes an illustrious career with thoughts on each of his books.
Songs of Innocence, Experience and a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In “William Blake vs. the World,” John Higgs examines the visionary poet’s relevance to modernity.
Book Review: ‘Companion Piece,’ by Ali Smith
Ali Smith’s new novel, “Companion Piece,” is set in a pandemic-ravaged, post-Brexit Britain, with a perplexing choice at its center.
The Library: A Fragile History
UnCovered review by Matt DiBella, ACLS Library
Director
The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew
Pettegree is an extensive history of the library as an institution: from the
infamous Alexandria Library of the ancient world to today’s modern public and
academic libraries. This history of the written and printed word covers how
libraries have evolved from the private collections of monasteries and monarchs
to the great public institutions of today. It covers the history of how mankind
has kept written records of history, language, and science through papyrus
scrolls, to the printing press, and into digital age. This historical account
of libraries shows how these great institutions have been able to endure
through natural disasters, the Fall of the Roman Empire, World Wars, and modern
political divisions.
'Companion Piece' connects two plagues and two female artists five centuries apart
By exploring binaries such as imagination versus reality and surface versus depth — with their often blurred boundaries — Ali Smith's latest challenges readers to embrace the indeterminate.
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Welcome to ‘Single White Female’ With a Maternal Twist
In Elizabeth Day’s psychological thriller, “Magpie,” an obsessive, boundary-pushing lodger upends the lives of a picture-perfect couple trying to have a baby.
‘We Were Liars’ Was a Y.A. Sensation. But How Is the New Prequel?
Eight years after her Y.A. psychological thriller “We Were Liars,” E. Lockhart returns with a prequel, “Family of Liars.”
LibraryReads: May 2022
A monthly list featuring the top ten books loved by librarians across the U.S.
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Romance: May 2022
Flirt with romance--whether you like your lovin' with ghosts, spies, or knights in shining armor, this newsletter will deliver, sealed with a kiss. Monthly.
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Review: ‘After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul,’ by Tripp Mickle
A new history of the trillion-dollar company in the wake of Steve Jobs.
Review: “We Do What We Do in the Dark” by Michelle Hart
In Michelle Hart’s debut novel, “We Do What We Do in the Dark,” a grieving college student falls for a married woman who happens to be a professor.
'The No-Show' is an adventure in romantic storytelling
At its best, Beth O'Leary's tender and fragmented narrative feels like a metaphor for experience — how we only ever know part of the story of our lives and control even less.
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Newly Published, From Cults to Con Men
A selection of books published this week.
Review: ‘Anna: The Biography,’ by Amy Odell
It depends on whom you ask.
Review: ‘Dead in the Water,’ by Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel
In Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel’s real-life whodunit “Dead in the Water,” Big Oil, Big Insurance and global corruption clash on a giant scale.
Review: ‘Fly Girl' and ‘The Great Stewardess Rebellion’
Two new books trace the evolution of the industry from the perspective of women who worked in it.
Book Review: ‘Vigil Harbor,’ by Julia Glass
In her new novel, “Vigil Harbor,” Julia Glass imagines a not-so-distant future when a New England town is wracked by crises.
Review: ‘The Immortal King Rao,’ by Vauhini Vara
Vauhini Vara’s “The Immortal King Rao” is about a lot of things, from a father-daughter bond to the end of human civilization.
Review: ‘Homesickness,’ by Colin Barrett
Set mostly in western Ireland, Colin Barrett’s second collection is a painterly portrait of characters on the edge.
The beast must die [DVD]. [Season 1]
Author: Chiappe, Gaby, creator, screenwriter. Karukoski, Dome, director. Jumbo, Cush, actor. Howle, Billy, 1989- actor. McMeekin, Douggie, actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: BEAST SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: After learning the police investigation into the fatal hit and run of her young son Martie has been dropped, Frances Cairns takes matters into her own hands. Mystery writer Felix Lane suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Desperate for vengeance, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The suspense reaches hair-raising levels as Felix's vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end?
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: BEAST SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: After learning the police investigation into the fatal hit and run of her young son Martie has been dropped, Frances Cairns takes matters into her own hands. Mystery writer Felix Lane suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Desperate for vengeance, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The suspense reaches hair-raising levels as Felix's vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end?
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