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Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights than Katha Pollitt Reviewed by Katie Presley Few American writers are better suited to author a book like Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights than Katha Pollitt. She’s a career feminist with a longstanding column at The Nation, so she’s a master of eloquently and concisely summarizing (and opining on) complicated issues. But … Continue reading PRO: Vital Reading Whether You’re For or Against
Julie is BookPeople's Publicist. She adores Nate the Bunny, White Cat the white cat, Sam the orange cat, and also short stories. She is a Long Island native who knows when it is appropriate to say y'all. She is also the co-author of the forthcoming book, Vegan Survival Guide to Austin. An Untamed State by Roxane … Continue reading Julie’s Top 5 Reads of 2014
Bethany has been of our fearless booksellers here for four months. Hit her up for recommendations of obscure classics and general literature. When she's not slinging books, she's at home, hanging out with her dog, who she loves very, very much. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison If, like me, you missed being assigned The … Continue reading Bethany’s Top Five Reads of 2014
Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him by David Henry & Joe Henry Reviewed by Steve(n) Richard Pryor was a spearhead of righteous anger, a mad poet, and an inflammatory missile of social justice. He was a drug-addled demon, a rampaging tyrant, and a catastrophic force of destructive violence. He was a misunderstood prophet, … Continue reading Book Review – FURIOUS COOL: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him
Ticket to Childhood by Nguyen Nhat Anh ~post by Ben How do you remember your childhood? I can remember joyfully imitating Michael Jordan in a humid basement with a Nerf foam basketball and an empty laundry basket. I remember catching fireflies in a jar at dusk. Yet, just as easily, I can remember having to … Continue reading TICKET TO CHILDHOOD: Putting Adults On Trial
Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg Reviewed by Katie P. Fair warning: I started reading Mallory Ortberg’s new book, Texts From Jane Eyre, while waiting for the bus late at night, and I was giggling so relentlessly the last bus of the day passed me by. … Continue reading TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE: Irreverant In All The Best Ways
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno ~reviewed by Katie P. Green Girl is a novel that collapses boundaries. Kate Zambreno, who first published this book in 2011 before it became a cult favorite and was re-published by Harper Perennial this year, addresses her heroine and her audience directly, between long stretches of narration. Chapters, such as … Continue reading GREEN GIRL: Subversive and Poetic
Grace’s Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-Up by Grace Helbig ~reviewed by Jan Do you want to improve your life but are intimidated by some of those self-help titles that promise you to “dare greatly”? Look, it’s a good day when I decide to put on pants; let’s not fly too close … Continue reading GRACE’S GUIDE: THE ART OF PRETENDING TO BE A GROWN-UP: (Or At Least The Art of Putting on Pants))
The Peripheral by William Gibson Reviewed by Sarah H. William Gibson's work has never been easy. While his narratives are completely accessible, their concepts often reach into territory that is not widely understood. As popular as he is among the sci fi community, his stories are decidedly not mainstream. He works in subcultures, his main characters frequently … Continue reading THE PERIPHERAL: Elegant & Imaginative
The Goddess of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec, translated by Willard Wood Reviewed by Jan The Goddess of Small Victories, a debut novel by French novelist Yannick Grannec, fictionalizes the career of brilliant real-life mathematician, logician, and philosopher, Kurt Gödel. Gödel made an immense impact in philosophical and mathematical thinking of the 20th century, through … Continue reading The Goddess of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec: A Story of Boundless Love and Suffering
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