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Jason Mott’s new novel ‘People Like Us’ is metafiction that was almost memoir
In 2021, Jason Mott won the National Book Award for Hell of a Book. Now, he’s out with a new novel called People Like Us, in which two Black writers navigate life in the United States in an era of gu…
Published on 4 weeks ago
‘Sloppy’ author Rax King says she’s inspired by writers who did their best work sober
Author Rax King says her new book of essays Sloppy is unified by themes of “addiction and bad habits.” King has been sober from alcohol and cocaine for three years and in these essays, she openly sha…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
A new mystery novel by Liza Tully pairs a green assistant with a seasoned detective
In a new murder mystery, a young woman, Olivia Blunt, is eager to impress her new boss, a no-nonsense detective named Aubrey Merritt. This intergenerational pairing is at the center of The World’s Gr…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
2 new books were inspired by dark moments in Japanese and Japanese American history
Authors Tracy Slater and Julia Riew published two very different books last month that were inspired by a similar time in history. First, Together in Manzanar is set during the incarceration of Japan…
Published on 1 month ago
‘The Feather Detective’ is a biography of Roxie Layboune, forensic ornithologist
In 1960, a commercial flight was struck by a flock of birds, resulting in a deadly crash. Evidence was sent to the Smithsonian, where a woman named Roxie Laybourne successfully identified the species…
Published on 1 month ago
In Lisa Smith’s ‘Jamaica Road,’ a young girl searches for belonging in 1980s London
Lisa Smith’s debut novel Jamaica Road is a coming of age story and romance set in 1980s London. The story follows Daphne, a young girl born to a Jamaican family, and her best friend Connie over the c…
Published on 1 month ago
‘Algospeak’ looks at algorithms' transformative impact on how we speak on and offline
Words like "rizz" and "skibidi" didn’t exist just a few years ago, but now they’re used and understood by millions of people. In his new book, Algospeak, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic arg…
Published on 1 month ago
Katie Yee's 'Maggie' approaches a tough diagnosis - and a marriage's end - with humor
In Katie Yee's debut novel 'Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,' the unnamed protagonist is contending with the end of her marriage and a breast cancer diagnosis. But these topics are appr…
Published on 1 month ago
New books by Irene Vega, Tim Weiner chronicle changes to federal agencies under Trump
Two new books add context to changes at federal agencies under the Trump administration. First, Irene Vega interviewed 90 ICE agents over a number of years for her book Bordering on Indifference. In …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
'On Her Game' is Christine Brennan's portrait of basketball star Caitlin Clark
In 2024, ratings for the NCAA women's basketball final topped the men's final by 4 million viewers – and Caitlin Clark was largely responsible. American sports fans fell in love with the athlete and …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago