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March 21, 2023

Travels with Tocqueville Beyond America by Jeremy Jennings

March 21, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Travels with Tocqueville Beyond America by Jeremy Jennings

As a new book wonderfully shows, long after “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville still restlessly roamed the world.

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March 21, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Travel
Travels with Tocqueville Beyond America, Jeremy Jennings, Alexis De Tocqueville, American history, world history, travel writing, Steve Donoghue, 2023
March 20, 2023

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

A new biography of the Revolutionary Era poet.

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March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley, Phillis Wheatley, David Waldstreicher, American poetry, American literature, Steve Donoghue, history, black history, 2023
March 20, 2023

Theater Review: Sleepova at the Bush Theatre

March 20, 2023/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Sleepova at the Bush Theatre

A winning new staging of Matilda Feyisayo Ibini’s play.

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March 20, 2023/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Bush Theatre, Sleepova, Christopher Day, theatre review, 2023
March 16, 2023

Gravity's Rainbow at 50

March 16, 2023/ Tom LeClair
Gravity's Rainbow at 50

Thomas Pynchon’s seminal masterpieces turns 50.

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March 16, 2023/ Tom LeClair/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
backlist, classic literature, science fiction, Thomas Pynchon, Tom LeClair
March 10, 2023

Up With the Sun by Thomas Mallon

March 10, 2023/ Michael Adams
Up With the Sun by Thomas Mallon

Thomas Mallon’s latest novel takes on the strange and tragic life of stage actor Dick Kallman.

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March 10, 2023/ Michael Adams/
Fiction-General, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Review, Thomas Mallon, Up with the Sun, Novel, Michael Adams, 2023
March 09, 2023

The Reopening of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman

March 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Reopening of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman

The author of “The Closing of the Western Mind” provides a lavishly-illustrated sequel about the up-swing of the pendulum.

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March 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Reopening of the Western Mind, Charles Freemanm, History, history, Western history, Steve Donoghue, European history, 2023
March 07, 2023

Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby

March 07, 2023/ Christina Nellas Acosta
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby

The life of Jane Austen provides the raw material for Gill Hornby’s new novel.

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March 07, 2023/ Christina Nellas Acosta/
Fiction-Romance
Godmersham Park, Gill Hornby, Jane Austen, fiction, historical fiction, Christina Nellas Acosta, 2023
March 04, 2023

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

March 04, 2023/ David Wiley
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

One of Brandon Sanderson’s long-awaited “secret project” novels finally appears.

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March 04, 2023/ David Wiley/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
science fiction, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, David Wiley, 2023
March 01, 2023

A Damn Near Perfect Game by Joe Kelly

March 01, 2023/ Kevin Canfield
A Damn Near Perfect Game by Joe Kelly

A Major League baseball star writes a book about revamping Major League baseball.

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March 01, 2023/ Kevin Canfield/
Sports and Recreation
Joe Kelly, Rob Bradford, baseball, Kevin Canfield, 2023
February 27, 2023

Continental Reckoning by Elliott West

February 27, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Continental Reckoning by Elliott West

A complex and winningly comprehensive history of the American West.

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February 27, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Elliott West, Continental Reckoning, American history, American West, history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
February 25, 2023

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

February 25, 2023/ Amberlee Venters
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

A review of the popular horror author’s newest book.

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February 25, 2023/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Horror
Grady Hendrix, horror, haunted houses, Amberlee Venters, 2023
February 20, 2023

Pharaohs of the Sun by Gu de la Boyere

February 20, 2023/ James Holder
Pharaohs of the Sun by Gu de la Boyere

A new look at one of ancient Egypt’s most famous dynasties.

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February 20, 2023/ James Holder/
History
Ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun, James Holder, 2023
February 17, 2023

The Matter of Everything by Suzie Sheehy

February 17, 2023/ Michael Janezic
The Matter of Everything by Suzie Sheehy

A new book explores some key scientific experiments.

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February 17, 2023/ Michael Janezic/
Science/Technology
The Matter of Everything, Suzie Sheehy, Physics, science writing, Michael Janezic, 2023
February 14, 2023

The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

February 14, 2023/ Tom LeClair
The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

After a long hiatus, Cormac McCarthy brings out a pair of linked novels.

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February 14, 2023/ Tom LeClair/
Literary Fiction
Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger, Stella Maris, contemporary fiction, Tom LeClair, literary fiction, 2022
February 08, 2023

On the Marble Cliffs by Ernst Jünger

February 08, 2023/ Eric Vanderwall
On the Marble Cliffs by Ernst Jünger

A new translation of a work by the controversial author of “Storm of Steel”.

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February 08, 2023/ Eric Vanderwall/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fiction-Translated
On the Marble Cliffs, Ernst Jünger, NYRB Classics, translated literature, Eric Vanderwall, 2023
February 06, 2023

Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction by Max Allan Collins & James L. Traylor

February 06, 2023/ Kevin Canfield
Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction by Max Allan Collins & James L. Traylor

A new biography of the crime novelist Mickey Spillane.

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February 06, 2023/ Kevin Canfield/
Biography/Memoir, Books & Authors
Max Allan Collins, James L. Traylor, Mickey Spillane, Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction, biography, literary biography, Kevin Canfield, 2023
February 04, 2023

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

February 04, 2023/ Tom LeClair
The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

An opinionated central character dominates Tess Gunty’s promising debut novel.

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February 04, 2023/ Tom LeClair/
Literary Fiction
The Rabbit Hutch, Tess Gunty, fiction, contemporary fiction, Tom LeClair, literary fiction, 2022
February 03, 2023

The Wife of Bath: A Biography by Marion Turner

February 03, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Wife of Bath: A Biography by Marion Turner

A new book charts the long literary life of Chaucer’s most popular character.

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February 03, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Books & Authors, Classic Literature
The Wife of Bath: A Biography, Marion Turner, The Wife of Bath, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, English history, English literature, Literary History, Steve Donoghue, 2023
January 31, 2023

Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer by Richard Bradford

January 31, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer by Richard Bradford

A contentious new biography of the author of “Tough Guys Don’t Dance”.

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January 31, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Richard Bradford, Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer, Norman Mailer, biography, American literature, Steve Donoghue, 2023
January 30, 2023

Koala by Danielle Clode

January 30, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Koala by Danielle Clode

A natural history of one of the world’s most recognizable animals.

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January 30, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Danielle Clode, Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future, Koala, natural history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
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