For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] From her home in California last month, Lidia Yuknavitch told me she was having an unusually good day: “I think the world is going to shit right now, but inside my house it was good, so I just gave myself one day to feel okay.” I told her that she had answered at least … Read more
[ad_1] When Killers of the Flower Moon arrived on bookshelves in 2017, it became an instant classic. A compulsively readable combination of a stranger-than-fiction true story that reads like bestselling thriller. The tale of a haunting series of murders set against the backdrop of the Osage Indian Nation and the 1920s oil boom sat at … Read more
[ad_1] CAN YOU TELL WE’RE EXCITED? We (and pretty much everyone else) fell MADLY in love with David Yoon’s incredible debut Frankly in Love last year and have been EAGERLY awaiting what David is writing next. Well, now we know! Get ready for Super Fake Love Song and your new obsession. Here are your hints: YA rom … Read more
[ad_1] Maria Kuznetsova’s novel Oksana, Behave! follows the fierce, and fiercely funny, misadventures of Oksana, a character whose every act of aggression and defiance proves how very full of love she is. The book begins with seven-year-old Oksana newly arrived in Florida from the Soviet Union. Called a “baby Bolshevik” by a teacher (after Oksana … Read more
[ad_1] The winter drags on, but that’s fine with us: The cold gives us an excuse to stay in and read, read, read! February brings a bevy of incredible novels, poetry collections, and works of non-fiction that we can’t wait to crack open by a crackling fire (or, more likely, a heated radiator–that’s city living … Read more
[ad_1] Death is a blank stare. It’s an enigma for the living. While we try to interpret the concept of death, we’ll never really know it until we experience it for ourselves. What we do know about death is the feeling of loss, the disruption of daily rhythms, companionship, and love. It’s difficult. Grief is … Read more
[ad_1] 2020 is here! Kickstart your new year and your new decade with these 2020 self-help books that will have you feeling healthy, reaching your highest potential, and generally living your best life. Happy New Year, Readers! Featured image: @MargJohnsonVA via Twenty20 The Power of Nunchi Euny Hong We’ve long-borrowed from other cultures to help … Read more
[ad_1] The Force is strong with this new @starwars YA. . Search for Force Collector on DisneyBooks.com. Link in bio or tap on the tag in the photo to shop. . About the Book: In this Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker young adult novel set just before The Force Awakens, a restless … Read more
[ad_1] Andrew Hunter Murray is a writer and comedian. He is one of the writers and researchers behind the BBC show QI and also cohosts the spinoff podcast, No Such Thing as a Fish, which, since 2014, has released 250 episodes, been downloaded 200 million times, and toured the world. Andrew’s book, The Last Day, … Read more
[ad_1] Any #Frozen fans out there? This YA is for you. ????❄️ . Search for this new Twisted Tale on DisneyBooks.com. Link in bio! . Synopsis: As the future Queen of Arendelle, Princess Elsa’s life is full of expectation and responsibility—not to mention, questions. What type of ruler will she be? When will she have … Read more