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“The Office Of Historical Corrections” is a Necessary Critique of the Current Moment – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 17, 2020 by Ian MacAllen

[ad_1] Danielle Evans’s second story collection, The Office Of Historical Corrections, draws on the current zeitgeist with provocative narratives examining race, female friendship, and privilege. The collection concludes with a novella by the same name dealing with both our present obsession with truth and the historical legacy of racism. Women carry this collection, and the … Read more

Skyward Book Review | Candice Jarrett

Book ReviewsNovember 19, 2020November 17, 2020 by Candice Jarrett

[ad_1] Rating: ★★★★★ Title: Skyward Author: Brandon Sanderson Non-Spoiler Book Review WOW. just… WOW. This wasn’t a book. This was an experience. Skyward is a heart-pounding adventure that will make you feel like a star fighter. I was completely swept up in this incredible world and colorful characters. I laughed out loud. I worried. I smirked. I … Read more

War Girls: The Recap – Penguin Teen

Book BuzzNovember 17, 2020 by Reads A Lot Editor

[ad_1] Diving into Rebel Sisters by Tochi Onyebuchi this week? We’ve got you covered with our recap of what happened in the first book in the duology, War Girls! Then: 2172 As War Girls begins, the future is a time of strife. Civil war rages between Nigeria and the fledgling Republic of New Biafra. … Read more

A Love Letter to Capitalism in “Singular Sensation” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 17, 2020 by Keith Contorno

[ad_1] Michael Riedel writes his sequel to Razzle Dazzle kicking off where he ended with his well-received history of Broadway. Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway carries on in a similar way as this first book. Both books mention, and seem to be influenced by, William Goldman’s The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway (1969). … Read more

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meye – Book Review

Book ReviewsNovember 19, 2020November 17, 2020 by Candice Jarrett

[ad_1] Rating: ★★★★★ Title: Midnight Sun Author: Stephenie Meyer Book Review Midnight Sun is a fantastic addition to the Twilight Universe that I didn’t know the world needed. I read the entire Twilight series for the first time in 2019, so I’m hardly the typical fan, but I remember thinking at the end of Breaking … Read more

5 Reasons SUPER FAKE LOVE SONG is going to be your new jam

Book BuzzNovember 16, 2020 by Reads A Lot Editor

[ad_1] Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon, author of Frankly in Love, hits shelves THIS TUESDAY. We are obsessed with this book, and here are just a *few* reasons we think you will be too! 1. Punny names via GIPHY Sunny Dae? Grey Dae? Cirrus?! We are obsessed. 2. Lovable nerds via GIPHY Sunny and … Read more

Soylent Capitalism in “Kraft” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 16, 2020 by Taylor Griggs

[ad_1] Soylent, the nutrient-packed, colorless meal replacement drink, was introduced to the American public in 2014 after a wildly successful crowdfunding campaign proved people just don’t want to waste precious time and energy eating anymore. When Rob Rhinehart, Soylent’s inventor, was working on a technology startup in San Francisco, he started to see buying, cooking … Read more

Dancing Thoughts in “Aphasia” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 7, 2020 by Amy Pedulla

[ad_1] Whenever I go for a run and cue up a playlist (lately a compendium of tracks I’ve called “What the Fuck Is Happening” that includes pandemic-appropriate songs like “You Make Me Sick” by Satan’s Rats and “So Sick” by Ne-Yo), I experience something that I like to call “dancing in my head.” I’m running, … Read more

Contending With Legacies in “Too Much Lip” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 6, 2020 by Dana Dunham

[ad_1] Melissa Lucashenko’s novel Too Much Lip tells the story of stolen land and stolen children. Though these crimes are assigned to the past, their violent legacies – poverty, addiction, abuse, discrimination – still plague the Bundjalung Nation, an Aboriginal community whose ancestral homelands lie along the northern coast of New South Wales, Australia. But … Read more

What I’m Reading: K-Ming Chang

Book BuzzNovember 6, 2020 by Abbe Wright

[ad_1] K-Ming Chang’s debut novel, Bestiary, examines three generations of Taiwanese American women and what happens after the youngest grows a tiger tail overnight and must explore her family history to understand why she’s grown a tail and what to do about it. Here, K-Ming reveals three books she loves that share threads of magical … Read more