For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] It was, one of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s private secretaries had to confess, a sight both “magnificent and terrible.” On a September night in 1940, John Colville watched from his bedroom window as German bombers carried out one of the first raids of the London Blitz. Explosions and fires lit up the night sky; … Read more
[ad_1] Russell Crowe missed his Golden Globes win this January because he was home in Australia preparing for the bushfires with his family. His love for his homeland is well-documented: “God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand, and thank Christ for Australia.” That sentiment makes a lot of sense to me. … Read more
[ad_1] ICYMI Sabaa Tahir’s Ember 4 book cover, title, and release date HIT THE WORLD TODAY! A Sky Beyond the Storm is coming to shelves December 1, 2020 AND WE AREN’T READY. But first, let’s talk. about. that. cover. We noticed some things. WE ARE CONCERNED. 1. Laia gears up! First, go back and look … Read more
[ad_1] March is always one of our favorite months of the year for books, and this year is no exception! We’re especially excited to see so many great books are out this month from independent presses. Here are some of the books we’re most looking forward to this month. Recollections of My NonexistenceBy Rebecca SolnitViking … Read more
[ad_1] You love belonging to your book club, but you’re already dreading the next time they all gather at your place. Opening a bag of chips will not cut it with the other members, nor do you have time to shop for hard-to-source ingredients and to spend days in the kitchen doing prep. This collection … Read more
[ad_1] Congrats! It’s a Leap Year and that means you have been granted a whole extra day of February to read to your heart’s content. Yes, yes, we know it can be confusing when the calendar changes on you like this, so here are some twisty timeline books we recommend for it! As Many … Read more
[ad_1] Parasite may have won a ground-breaking four Academy Awards (for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film), but the impact of this movie will extend far beyond awards night. From its stunning visuals, to its layered commentary on the invisible divisions that you can almost… sniff-sniff… smell between us, … Read more
[ad_1] Remaining insulated from the real world is no longer an easy choice for Wallace in Brandon Taylor’s novel, Real Life. After discovering his grad school biochem research had been contaminated by a jealous and racist peer, setting him back weeks if not months, he leaves the lab to meet with friends only to spend … Read more
[ad_1] Need to escape from the dire state of the world? Try reading one of these transporting short stories, all published in 2019 or 2020. Crossing the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction, these stories offer escapes into worlds even stranger than ours. (Full transparency: I’m including all four stories I commissioned for … Read more
[ad_1] This February, Read it Forward editors Abbe, Jess, and Emma plowed through a novel (and former Reese pick) that everyone’s been talking about: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. A striking social satire about race and privilege that shines a searing light on the inexorability of whiteness and upward mobility, it’s a wonderfully layered … Read more