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In 'Julie Chan Is Dead,' former influencer Liann Zhang takes a swipe at the industry
Julie Chan has an average life working as a cashier at a grocery store. But she's constantly getting mistaken for a famous influencer, her estranged identical twin Chloe. One day, Julie receives a my…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Isabel Allende's latest historical novel draws from her time at a women's magazine
While crafting her latest novel, Isabel Allende says she wanted to tell the story of the Chilean Civil War of 1891 from the perspective of a neutral party. She decided to make her protagonist a femal…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
In 'Romantic Friction,' 'The Fact Checker' the publishing world is fodder for fiction
In their new novels, authors Lori Gold and Austin Kelley draw from personal experiences in the publishing and magazine industries. First, Gold's Romantic Friction follows Sofie Wilde, a popular fanta…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
'Personhood' argues fetal rights are the next frontier of the anti-abortion movement
Mary Ziegler is a law professor at UC Davis and a leading scholar on the abortion debate. In her new book Personhood, she argues that the anti-abortion movement's ultimate goal is fetal personhood, w…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
The new novel 'Fair Play' is a self-aware take on the golden age of detective fiction
In the new novel Fair Play, Abigail is hosting a murder mystery party at an Irish country house on New Year's Eve. She's also in deep mourning for her brother. The story's opening reads as a typical …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Loryn Brantz's 'Poems of Parenting' gives parents permission to laugh out loud
Parenting young children can be extremely taxing, but also beautiful – and hilarious. That nuance is at the core of Loryn Brantz's new poetry collection, Poems of Parenting. The illustrated poems are…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
In her new memoir, Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé and Solange, tells her own story
Tina Knowles intended to write a behind-the-scenes look at her career in the music business. But she says that when she began writing, her own story flowed onto the page instead. In her new memoir Ma…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
New cookbooks from Sarah Ahn and Roy Choi take different approaches to Korean cuisine
Two new cookbooks take different approaches – one modern and one more traditional – to Korean cuisine. First, Roy Choi is the co-founder of Los Angeles' Kogi BBQ food trucks, which put Korean-Mexican…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
With 'Rabbit Moon,' Jennifer Haigh chooses Shanghai as the backdrop to family tragedy
Jennifer Haigh's latest novel Rabbit Moon opens with a hit and run accident in pre-dawn Shanghai. The victim is a 22-year-old American woman named Lindsey. Her parents immediately fly into Shanghai w…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
In 'Putin's Revenge,' Lucian Kim traces the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
For more than 20 years, Lucian Kim covered Russia and Ukraine as a journalist. Now, the former NPR reporter is out with a new book that aims to explain the confluence of personal and geopolitical mot…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago