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Review: youthjuice by E.K. Sathue
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A 29-year-old copywriter realizes that beauty is possible—at a terrible cost—in this surreal, satirical send-up of NYC It-girl culture. From Sophia Bannion’s first day on the Storytelling team at HEBE (hee-bee), a luxury skincare/wellness … Continue reading
Review: Dog Men by Gavin Torvik
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: In the Canadian wilderness, Chris seeks solace in nature, surviving off the land as he wanders across rugged terrain, from campsite to campsite. But his tranquil existence is shattered when he’s ensnared by a … Continue reading
Review: Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Debut author Darby Kane thrills with this twisty domestic suspense novel that asks one central question: shouldn’t a dead husband stay dead? Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is … Continue reading
Review: We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates the dizzying landscapes of desire, guilt, and grief in this darkly comic, highly anticipated debut novel from Kimberly King Parsons, author of … Continue reading
Review: Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital’s influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it. Once, Jay was … Continue reading
Review: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The funny, sharp, and surprising story of the shooting of a Brooklyn drug dealer and the people who witnessed it—from James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird In September 1969, … Continue reading
Review: The Art of Running: Learning to Run Like a Greek by Andrea Marcolongo
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The inspiring story of how one of Europe’s most original and compelling classicist learned to run—and live—like a Greek Much has changed since the day in 490 BCE when the indefatigable Athenian herald Philippides … Continue reading
Review: There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America While Hanif Abdurraqib is an acclaimed author, a … Continue reading
Review: In the Valley of the Headless Men by L.P. Hernandez
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Nahanni National Park is one of last truly wild places on earth. Accessible only by plane, and only when the weather cooperates, it’s the perfect place for estranged brothers Joseph and Oscar to have … Continue reading
Review: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Buy it here: Bookshop, Amazon Synopsis: When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another–both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis … Continue reading
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