A Revelation of Form and Emptiness: This Week in Books
I circled this book release day far in advance out of eager anticipation for Ruth Ozeki's new novel The Book of Form and Emptiness.
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What All the Fuzz is About: This Week in Books
These five new literary products will add more value to your life than whatever Silicon Valley has in store for you today.
The Vegas Dilemma: So Many Notable New Books This Week
These six new books hitting the shelves today are actual fire.
Moon and the Mars and A Slow Fire Burning: This Week in Books
This week offers a solid lineup of stimulating new books, including Kia Corthron's Moon and the Mars.
Pumpkin Spice and Kat Chow: Taking in Tuesday’s New Books
Today’s new books—and other notable links. Mentioned: Kat Chow, Peter Heller, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Matt Bell, Nick Antosca, Ursula K. Le Guin.
Book Birthdays, Feb. 9: Italian Jhumpa Lahiri & A Novel of Georgia O’Keeffe
New books this week include Dawn Tripp's novel of Georgia O'Keeffe, Jhumpa Lahiri's Italian memoir, a debut novel from Idra Novey, and National Book Award finalist Christopher Sorrentino's latest.
Book Birthdays, Jan. 25-Feb. 2: Amber Sparks and The Vegetarian
When people ask what I've been up to lately, I say, "Not much, just lounging in my new Snuggie and reading Amber Sparks' The Unfinished World."
Book Birthdays, January 19: Joyce Carol Oates, Bill Bryson, and a Squirrel
New books released this week include "The Portable Veblen" by Elizabeth McKenzie, "The Man Without a Shadow" by Joyce Carol Oates, and "The Road to Little Dribbling" by Bill Bryson.
5 Bernie Sanders Books That #FeelTheBern
After encountering a giant Bernie Sanders on Fremont Street last night, I realized that as a former Vermonter, I'd be remiss not to prop up a few books that #feelthebern.
No One Left To Whine To: On Self-Pity
Writers on self-pity, "the most destructive of non-pharmaceutical narcotics." Also, why so much "competitive victimhood" in social media?