Has the DEI Backlash Come for Publishing? Dan Sinykin and Richard Jean So have some fascinating data in The Atlantic. In looking at the racial […]
CHASING GUANO | Kirkus Reviews
From the What if You Had . . .? series by Sandra Markle ; illustrated by Howard McWilliam ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2024 Another […]
Dark Academia, Contemporary Romance, & More
Jana Goes Wild Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron is $2.99! This is Heron’s latest and was recommended on Hide Your Wallet. I remember Sarah being […]
Nîmes and Other Destinations | Christopher Benfey
Nîmes I was standing on a corner in Nîmes admiring the Maison Carrée, thinking that the roof of the Roman temple resembled the accent—the so-called […]
The Week in Review: June 15, 2024
Rebecca Joines Schinsky Chief of Staff Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All […]
TALES OF WHISKEY TANGO FROM MISERY TOWERS
by Colleen Hoover ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 18, 2022 Through palpable tension balanced with glimmers of hope, Hoover beautifully captures the heartbreak and joy of […]
Skater Boys, Historical Romance, & More
Wicked Beauty Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert is $1.99! This is book three in the Dark Olympus series. It’s a menage romance featuring Helen of Troy, […]
All That Floats and Drifts | David Toop
As a flute player and admirer of the Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, I should be well placed to appreciate André 3000’s New Blue Sun. And so, […]
The Most Popular Books of the Year (So Far), According to Goodreads
With about half of the year in the rear-view mirror, it’s time we did some reflection. And Goodreads, with its millions of members, is always […]
ALL THAT NAMES US | Kirkus Reviews
by Matthew McConaughey ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 20, 2020 A conversational, pleasurable look into McConaughey’s life and thought. Likes 27 Our Verdict GET IT New […]
Bridgerton, Season 3 | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Bridgerton season 3 is here! My plan was to leisurely watch one episode a week over the month between the first episodes dropping and the […]
Outstanding Personalities | Darryl Pinckney
In our May 9 issue, Darryl Pinckney reviews an extensive survey of “the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “If […]
Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites
Here is our daily round-up of what’s going on in the world of books: Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites I was just having a […]
THE VICTOR | Kirkus Reviews
From the Captain Underpants series , Vol. 9 by Dav Pilkey & illustrated by Dav Pilkey ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 28, 2012 Is this the […]
Links: Events, Amish Romance, & More
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I’m home from a whirlwind trip to South Korea to attend my brother’s wedding. I had a blast and I […]
Written by Paw | Kathryn Hughes
Cats were not, historically, great talkers (unless you counted Siamese). For much of their existence they had not needed to be. Consigned to barns, kitchens […]
A Line of Book-Lovers a Mile Long
I was there. It was wild. Just one story today, because for once I have a first-hand account of something interesting. A Mile-Long Line of […]
NABUKKO | Kirkus Reviews
From the Powerless Trilogy series , Vol. 1 by Lauren Roberts ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 7, 2023 A lackluster and sometimes disturbing mishmash of overused […]