Hyewon Yum reflects on a special Korean seaweed soup that celebrates motherhood and served as the inspiration for her picture book, A Spoonful of the Sea.

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Book review of Living in the Present With John Prine by Tom Piazza

Tom Pizza’s Living in the Present With John Prine is an endearing portrait of the storied singer-songwriter at play.

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09.09.2025

The Hold List: Books so nice we read them twice (or more!)

These books, including Blackouts by Justin Torres, are always there when we need them, whether that’s for a second, fourth or tenth read.

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05.09.2025

September is Books in Translation Month

Things always get lost in translation, but these books remind us of the power of crossing linguistic borders.

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03.09.2025

Book review of Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy’s love-hate relationship with her dramatic, domineering, visionary mother is at the center of this fabulous memoir.

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03.09.2025

Book review of AD at Home by Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest’s luxe AD at Home lets readers look inside the domestic lives of some of the world’s most glamorous celebrities.

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03.09.2025

Book review of Witch You Would

A paranormal rom-com set on a magical reality show, Witch You Would conjures joyful, steamy magic.

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03.09.2025

Zelda Fitzgerald: flapper, artist—detective?

In Mariah Fredericks’ latest historical mystery, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic other half is on the trail of a murderer.

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03.09.2025

Book review of Moonflow by Bitter Karella

Bitter Karella’s psychedelic horror novel Moonflow will fill the reader with both wonder and disgust on every page.

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03.09.2025

Book review of Wild For Austen by Devoney Looser

In Wild For Austen, Devoney Looser explodes the myth of the frill-capped spinster author and reveals a rebellious and wonderfully wicked Jane.

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03.09.2025

Book review of Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

Hilarious, strikingly written and poignant, Sweet Heat is a wonderful sequel to Bolu Babalola’s acclaimed debut, Honey and Spice.

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02.09.2025

3 Christian romances celebrate love’s resilience

In these contemporary romances, brave characters draw on faith to change and grow despite the wounds they carry.

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02.09.2025

Book review of Trip by Amie Barrodale

Amie Barrodale’s suspenseful debut novel about a mother and son is as absurd, tender and moving as life itself.

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02.09.2025

Book review of Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman

Hot Desk is a romp through post-COVID-19 New York’s literary scene, pitting two young book editors against unseen foes.

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02.09.2025

Interview with Eliana Ramage, author of To the Moon and Back

For the ambitious heroine of Eliana Ramage’s debut novel, To the Moon and Back, the sky’s not the limit—space is.

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27.08.2025

Book review of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

In R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis, a quest through Hell reveals that academia might just have the underworld beat in terms of suffering.

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27.08.2025

Book review of A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews

Formally inventive and exquisitely executed, A Truce That Is Not Peace sees Miriam Toews perform an unforgettable exhumation of grief.

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27.08.2025

Native American Heritage Month 2025

Native writers from across North America continue to provide us with enlightening, entertaining books across genres. Celebrate Native American Heritage month with these great reads!

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27.08.2025

Book review of Destroy This House by Amanda Uhle

In Destroy This House, Amanda Uhle chronicles the exploits of her parents: a pair of lying grifters who nonetheless loved her.

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26.08.2025

Book review of The City Changes Its Face by Eimear McBride

In this companion to The Lesser Bohemians, Eimear McBride shows us imperfect people who are nevertheless both courageous and vulnerable.

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26.08.2025

Audiobook review of The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose

Narrated in Caitlin Kinnunen’s convincing tween timbre, Caroline Starr Rose’s novel-in-verse offers a brief but intense listening experience.

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25.08.2025

Book review of Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicolas Boggs

In his beautiful, incisive Baldwin: A Love Story, Nicholas Boggs trains his eye on James Baldwin’s most intimate relationships.

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25.08.2025

Audiobook review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

The full cast production of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil breathes life into V. E. Schwab’s gothic writing with nuance and assurance.

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25.08.2025

Audiobook review of Endling by Maria Reva

The audiobook of Maria Reva's tour de force, Endling, illuminates both the invasion of Ukraine and the complexities of making art during war.

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25.08.2025

Book review of Lessons in Magic and Disaster

A daughter teaches her mother witchcraft in Charlie Jane Anders’ Lessons in Magic and Disaster—but this is no cozy fantasy.

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25.08.2025

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

These books allow us to celebrate, consider and explore Latinx heritage through fiction, history, recipes and more. Que vivan los libros!

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25.08.2025

Book review of Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris

In her biography of Octavia E. Butler, Susana M. Morris explores how the author became a “midwife of contemporary Black feminism.”

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25.08.2025

Book review of Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

Addie E. Citchens’ debut novel, Dominion, sets the stage for a powerful cultural analysis of masculinity, sexuality and spirituality.

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25.08.2025

Book review of Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos

In Natalie Bakopoulos’ third novel, Archipelago, a translator goes on a meditative journey through Greece toward self-understanding.

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25.08.2025

Book review of Milena and Margarete by Gwen Strauss

Gwen Strauss’ Milena and Margarete delicately unfolds the miraculous true story of two women who found love in a Nazi concentration camp.

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25.08.2025

Book review of This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux

This Place Kills Me is a graphic novel that can be enjoyed on lots of different levels, providing suspense and satisfaction on every one.

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25.08.2025

Octavia E. Butler finds a kindred spirit in her biographer, Susana M. Morris

In Positive Obsession, Morris explores the rich internal life of the visionary sci-fi author of 'Kindred' and 'The Parable of the Sower,' whose books “charge us all with creating the future we want to see.”

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25.08.2025

Book review of Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

Hemlock & Silver, T. Kingfisher’s retelling of Snow White, has a complex plot that’s grounded by a funny and curious narrator.

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25.08.2025

Book review of Middle Spoon by Alejandro Varela

Alejandro Varela’s funny, perceptive literary love story poses uncomfortable and universal questions about the nature of relationships.

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25.08.2025

Charlie Jane Anders invented an 18th-century novel

Creating a fictional work allowed Anders to incorporate real queer history into her modern-day fantasy novel, Lessons in Magic and Disaster.

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25.08.2025

Book review of The Quiet Ear by Raymond Antrobus

In The Quiet Ear, Raymond Antrobus explores his experiences with deafness, language and the people who helped him find himself.

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Eight years after ‘If We Were Villains,’ M.L. Rio hits the road

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Book review of Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy

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Book review of Moonflow by Bitter Karella

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3 Christian romances celebrate love’s resilience

Book review of Trip by Amie Barrodale

Book review of Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman

Interview with Eliana Ramage, author of To the Moon and Back

Book review of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Book review of A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews

Native American Heritage Month 2025

Book review of Destroy This House by Amanda Uhle

Book review of The City Changes Its Face by Eimear McBride

Audiobook review of The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose

Book review of Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicolas Boggs

Audiobook review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Audiobook review of Endling by Maria Reva

Book review of Lessons in Magic and Disaster

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

Book review of Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris

Book review of Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

Book review of Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos

Book review of Milena and Margarete by Gwen Strauss

Book review of This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux

Octavia E. Butler finds a kindred spirit in her biographer, Susana M. Morris

Book review of Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

Book review of Middle Spoon by Alejandro Varela

Charlie Jane Anders invented an 18th-century novel

Book review of The Quiet Ear by Raymond Antrobus

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