Book Reviews

Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria

If you’re still on the prowl for this summer’s beach read,…
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A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

A halt to her archeological dig and the vague mention from her…

Funny Story by Emily Henry

’Tis the season … oh, no, not that season ... the season…

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward is author Emilia Hart’s debut novel. A historical fiction…

Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo

By the time this review is published, Summer Reading will have…

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

Hernán Cortés meeting Moctezuma in 1519 holds some space in…

The Fields by Erin Young

Robyn Young writes historical fiction in her home country of…

The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel

One year ago, author and paleobiologist Sal Drake died in a car…

The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

Hopefully the idea of summer reading brings to mind getting outside,…

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

I typically do not drift into the world of horror fiction because,…

BRIDGES by Marc Majewski and GOODNIGHT TO YOUR FANTASTIC ELASTIC BRAIN by JoAnn and Terrence Deak

At the start of the COVID lockdown, my then-four year old spent…

How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite by Chris Balakrishnan and Matt Wasowski

If you are looking for a little science education in a fun, light…

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

In Crook Manifesto, the always excellent Colson Whitehead takes…

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

Natasha Pulley’s THE KINGDOMS opens in an alternate London…

ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld

In ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld, Sally Milz is a sketch…