After Birth by Elisa Albert Reviewed by Katie Presley My favorite book of the year arrived in the form of Elisa Albert’s vital new novel After Birth. Vital here means two things: One, it’s crucial: A grimly hilarious, wrenching narrative about pregnancy, birth, and child-rearing that will feel to new parents as necessary and welcome … Continue reading AFTER BIRTH: A New Narrative of Parenthood
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Coming Full Circle with Lois Lowry
~post by Consuelo After reading The Giver about a month ago, I moved on to a completely different book but couldn’t make it past 100 pages. I stopped because of no fault of the book itself, which would have been great at any other moment, but because it just wasn’t Lois Lowry. I still wanted … Continue reading Coming Full Circle with Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is Coming to BookPeople!
This fall, we are honored to welcome legendary author Lois Lowry to BookPeople to speak about and sign the final book in The Giver quartet, Son. Mark your calendars: Monday, October 15 at 6p. The Giver earned a Newbery Medal in 1994, is a staple on school reading lists across the country, and is absolutely one of our most beloved classic … Continue reading Lois Lowry is Coming to BookPeople!


