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JULIA A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava "As a New Yorker who spent a year working for the Public Defender's Office, I think that this book rings hilariously true. Sergio De La Pava so accurately captures the inexhaustible pathos of the most tireless cogs of the legal system. I've only just started, but … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Jessica Romm Perez & Shani Silver - domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home From the editors of domino magazine comes a new book about discovering personal style and creating a space that you love. This new book dives deep into the specifics of decorating: how to use accessories, lighting, color, pattern, and art to personalize … Continue reading New Books 11/15!
In this time of terror and monsters, the impermanence of the human body with all its casual indignities and inherent shortcomings must come as a bittersweet salve to our wounded psyches. Despite our fundamental differences, we are all equals to the worms under our inevitable grave dirt. The dead, they say, shed all pretension in … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Rides The Moebius Strip With Brian Lumley’s NECROSCOPE!
This blog discusses Jacqueline Woodson's Another Brooklyn, a stunning entry in the National Book Awards shortlist, whose winner will be announced in a ceremony Nov. 16. To bone up for the great literary event, or to compare notes if you've already read the shortlist, see my reviews of The Throwback Special, News of the World, and The … Continue reading NBA Countdown: Another Brooklyn
Trainwreck - Sady Doyle “Well-behaved women never make history” is an adage for a reason: it has a ring of truth. The relationship between a woman and the public is a multifaceted entity that often becomes more important than the individual. When a woman establishes her own narrative, she steps outside the strict rules of society. A misogynistic society … Continue reading Preview of our Holiday Catalog 2016!
DANITHAN Men and Style: Essays, Interviews and Considerations by David Coggins “'How do you begin to write about the way we dress?,' asks David Coggins in the opening chapter of Men and Style, his new book celebrating men's sartorial decisions and the reasons behind them. He then proceeds to answer this very question in the following … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Marion Deuchars - Art Play Play with art like never before in this exciting new activity book from the best-selling author of the LET'S MAKE SOME GREAT ART series. Marion Deuchars has created a surprising and engaging range of activities and games organized into seven sections of Drawing, Color, Shapes, Paint, Paper, Printing, and Pattern. Each … Continue reading New Books 11/8!
On November 18, 1985, on ABC’s Monday Night Football, New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor shattered the leg of Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theissman in a brutal play the Redskins later referred to as the "Throwback Special." And every year on November 18, in Chris Bachelder’s novel of that name, a group of 22 men … Continue reading NBA Countdown: The Throwback Special
AMY S The Gentleman by Forrest Leo "I'm not very far in, but I already love this book. I’m at the dinner party where the main character meets the devil. It’s hilarious, it’s quick-witted, sharp and snappy. I like the way it's set up. It’s told in first person from the perspective of the main … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Kelly Luce - Pull Me Under "Luce’s prose is sharp and powerful, rising to heights when conjuring a sense of nostalgia and homecoming for places that readers have likely never been. The Japan of Pull Me Under does not read as a caricature of the country, but rather a genuine experience that at times is both … Continue reading New Books 11/1
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