He Makes Physics Funny
If “The Future Adventures of Schrödinger’s Cat” or “Pavlov’s Household” ring a bell, you may already be in the mind of Tom Gauld.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
He Makes Physics Funny
If “The Future Adventures of Schrödinger’s Cat” or “Pavlov’s Household” ring a bell, you may already be in the mind of Tom Gauld.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In Cesar Aira's Latest, 'Artforum' Has A Magic Beyond The Page
Aira's oddball new novella chronicles his love affair with the magazine Artforum, to which he ascribes almost magical qualities. It's a giddy, self-indulgent but delightful read.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
A Tragicomic Tale of Wanderlust and the Fur Trade, Told by a Squirrel
In Margi Preus’s middle-grade novel “The Littlest Voyageur,” a pesky red squirrel spars with eight men named Jean on a river journey in 18th-century French Canada.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Meet Me At Midnight' For A Lively Summer Romp
None of us are likely to have a glorious summer this year — but crack open Jessica Pennington's new Meet Me at Midnight and follow the charming enemies-to-lovers story, and you'll get close.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
‘Wayside School’ Is Back, With Payoffs to Jokes That Began 40 Years Ago
Of all the volumes of Louis Sachar’s absurd and absurdist series, this newest installment reads most like a novel, with one prominent plotline tying most of the chapters together.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In 'Mad, Bad & Dangerous,' Romantic Sleuths Uncover A Byronic Secret
Samira Ahmed's new novel bounces between two timelines, following a Muslim American art student in Paris, and the mysterious harem woman she believes inspired work by Lord Byron and his circle.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
From Haiku to Spoken Word, Picture Books That Bring Poetry to Kids
Nursery rhymes, recipes, social justice, even a construction site provide lively fodder for a new selection of illustrated verse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Robert Kolker Discusses ‘Hidden Valley Road’
Kolker talks about a large family beset by schizophrenia, and Elisabeth Egan discusses Lily King’s “Writers & Lovers.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Facing the Climate Change Crisis, Three Books Offer Some Ambitious Proposals
Hope Jahren’s “The Story of More,” Christina Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac’s “The Future We Choose” and Solomon Goldstein-Rose’s “The 100% Solution” offer some novel approaches to global warming.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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