Even if a student assigned Beowulf is, at first, dismayed by its language, that same student may well be captivated by its setting. While that mythical but somehow both gloriously
WE SAT IN a circle, in a courtyard enclosed by the walls of a juvenile prison, and listened to Gabo repeat the same story he must have told many times
While I hesitate to use the word “delicious” to describe anything other than food, Carina del Valle Schorske writes delicious essays. One in particular, which won a 2021 National Magazine
It’s that time of year and school is out for ONE of us (Ashley is so lucky). My kids have year round school and won’t be released for their
Operation: Happy. Jenni L. Walsh. 2024. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [j historical fiction, mg historical fiction, animal fantasy] First sentence: A dog is at the top of my wish list.
Dear readers, With apologies to Stephen Hawking, anyone who’s ever experienced a root canal or a first kiss knows something about the relativity of time. Who hasn’t felt entire weeks
Editor’s Note: The Week in Librarians will be off next week, June 28, for the American Library Association Annual Conference, but there will be a June 28 edition of the
Posted on June 8, 2024 A move by Costco to sell books less frequently may land another blow to authors and publishers. A story in the New York Times says
Ed here: This is one of my favorite B westerns. McMurray is especially good. So is the script.. Cullen Gallagher: Anyone who thinks westerns are as simple as “good guy
The Mystery of Locked Rooms. Lindsay Currie. 2024. 256 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle grade realistic fiction] First sentence: “Angle it the other way!” West screeches, holding his mirror up in
The free expression group PEN America has canceled its 2024 literary awards ceremony following months of escalating protests over the organization’s response to the war in Gaza, which has been
Posted on February 16, 2024 The National Book Foundation (NBF) has announced a change in eligibility criteria for the National Book Awards. The National Book Awards were previously open only
BY FRED BLOSSER Kino-Lorber has released John Frankenheimer’s “The Holcroft Covenant” (1985) in new Blu-ray and DVD editions, superseding a previous DVD release on the MGM label in 1999. Frankenheimer
Charco Press’s Of Cattle and Men by Brazilian writer Ana Paula Maia, translated by Zoë Perry, has won the Republic of Consciousness prize, which recognises books from small publishers. The
More than thirty years after the formal dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, few around the world have a clear understanding of how life actually worked there. That
IN HER ESSAY “Inventing the Crisis: The Anti-Trans Panic and the Crusade Against Teachers,” Kay Gabriel writes that when conservative coalitions complain about teachers promoting queer and trans identification (by,
For nearly two decades, Jerome Groopman has been writing for The New York Review of Books about all matters medical. In our latest issue, he reviews Andrew Leland’s memoir, which recounts the writer’s
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Aaron Greenburg is trapped in a vegetative state. He’s awake and aware of everything around him — but the doctors don’t realize it. After years of being left
Snowglobe. (Snowglobe Duology #1) Soyoung Park. Translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort. 2024. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Dystopian; New Adult] First sentence: In the living room, Grandma is sunk in
Tom Ripley’s background is always sketchy. Patricia Highsmith provides only a few rudimentary details in the first few chapters of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” her 1955 novel that kicked off
Quill Tree Takes Tremblay’s MG Debut Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree Books has bought North American rights to Another, the first novel for middle grade readers from bestselling horror novelist
