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Vinegar Girl: A Novel by Anne Tyler We are loving Hogarth's series of Shakespeare retellings! This is Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler's contemporary take on Taming of the Shrew: Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up keeping house for her eccentric scientist father? Dr. Battista has other problems. He is on the verge of … Continue reading New Books! 6/24/16
This post comes from our bookseller Christine. Okay, I admit it. When I saw the advanced reading copy of Jillian Keenan’s memoir on our buyer’s bookshelf, I picked it up because of the title: Sex with Shakespeare. This struck me at first as quite brazen, and a bit of risk-taking—let’s face it, the title will … Continue reading Sex with Shakespeare
This post comes from our bookseller Molly Odintz. I first came to British novelist Howard Jacobson's work through his dystopian novel J, set in a future Britain after a second Holocaust, where the 20th century call to remember the dead has been replaced with enforced societal uncertainty. "What happened, if it happened..."is the catchphrase of the novel, … Continue reading Top Shelf in February
Hello Friends and Fellow Readers who dwell in and ramble happily through the seemingly eternal fathoms of the grand and wondrous book multiverse! As ever, we here at the BookPeople blog strive to bring you the latest in newsworthy items from the ever expanding reaches of the literary cosmos: Pulitzer Prize Winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita … Continue reading News from the Book Multiverse
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