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Since I'm leaving BookPeople at the end of this week, I wanted to leave on a happy note, thinking about all the books I'm most looking forward to in the coming months. I hope everyone will be as excited about these as I am and rush to BookPeople to get them. The Angel's Game by … Continue reading Allison L. Recommends
One of the best things about my job is getting advance readers of new and exciting fiction yet to hit the bookshelves. I’ve discovered some fantastic books this way, and I love to share them with anyone who will listen. But I also get the chance to read books that have been out longer—be it … Continue reading Allison L.’s Books You Should Have Read By Now
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith If you've been living on Mars, in a cave, with your fingers in your ears, it's possible you haven't heard about Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Possible, but not likely. But just in case... It's Pride & Prejudice...with Zombies! The natural reaction to a … Continue reading Allison L. Recommends…
The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry Diving into a really good debut novel is one of my favorite experiences as a reader. Sure, there's excitement when a tried and true favorite puts out the novel he's been working on for years, but there's an unparalleled feeling of discovery when you realize that a person … Continue reading Top Shelf for March 2009
More Information Than You Require My boyfriend's mother, who probably qualifies for Mensa, has a theory about why so many intelligent people love1 The Simpsons. In one particular scene2, Stephen Hawking is breaking up the horror wrought by the Springfield Mensa chapter, and Homer declares, “Larry Flynt's right! You guys suck!” How many people, she … Continue reading Allison L. recommends…
Karen Maitland's new book, Company of Liars, is a dark but enjoyable read about a somber time in England's history. Playing with archetypes and themes from The Canterbury Tales, Maitland brings together a mismatched group of pilgrims: a camelot selling hope in the form of fake relics, two musicians, a painter and his wife, a … Continue reading Allison L. Recommends…
If you're a fan of philosophical literature, or if you're just interested in what those cheese-eating surrender monkeys across the pond are reading, The Elegance of the Hedgehog should be next on your 'to read' list. Now available in English, French philosophy professor Muriel Barbery's book has already been a bestseller all over Europe since … Continue reading Allison L. recommends…
Chances are, you've already heard something about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. If you haven't picked it up yet, it's really worth your time. This charming little epistolary novel centers around writer Juliet Ashton, a London humorist who gained popularity at the end of World War II for making people laugh in … Continue reading Allison L recommends…
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