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March 31, 2012
NUCLEAR, EXISTENTIAL, PARANORMAL horror combine in this evocative novel set in Los Alamos and the NM wilds.
Grade: SOLID B
CURSE THE NAMES
Akashic Books
2011
Tags: Horror, Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews
March 30, 2012
TAUT DANISH THRILLER follows an abducted toddler and his Red Cross nurse rescuer on the run. Chilling!
Grade: SOLID B
THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE
Soho Crime
2011
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews, Suspense, Thriller
March 29, 2012
VIVID PICTURES OF the revolutionary Emma Goldman shine in a short, beautifully-crafted bio by Vivian Gornick.
Grade: SOLID B
EMMA GOLDMAN: REVOLUTION AS A WAY OF LIFE
Yale University Press
2011
Tags: Biography, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Public Policy, Solid B Reviews
March 28, 2012
LITERARY MEETS NOIR in Percival Everett’s latest novel, a complex and playful twist on police procedurals.
Grade: B PLUS
ASSUMPTION
Graywolf Press
2011
Tags: African American Writers, B Plus Reviews, Black Writers, Experimental Fiction, Mystery, Novels
March 27, 2012
FOLK-POP ICON Suzzy Roche’s debut novel has all the charm, heart, and wild surrealist humor of her music.
Grade: B PLUS
WAYWARD SAINTS
Hyperion
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels
March 26, 2012
THE SECRET WORLD OF SHARKS comes alive in this easy-going, anecdotal, but thoroughly researched book.
Grade: SOLID B
DEMON FISH: TRAVELS THROUGH THE HIDDEN WORLD OF SHARKS
Pantheon
2011
Tags: Nature Writing, Non-Fiction, Science Writing, Solid B Reviews
March 25, 2012
CHATTY, IRREVERENT HISTORY of typeface design is delightful fun for font nerds and neophytes alike.
Grade: SOLID B
JUST MY TYPE: A BOOK ABOUT FONTS
Penguin
2011
Tags: Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Visual Arts
March 24, 2012
THE GREAT VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN NOVEL may be this tale of a family fragmented by secrets as much as by diaspora.
Grade: A MINUS
THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG: A NOVEL
St. Martin's Press
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Asian-American Writers, Historical Fiction, Novels, Vietnam, Vietnamese-American Writers
March 23, 2012
A YOUNG WOMAN’S OBSESSION with a classic novel turns her life upside down in this funny, insightful book.
Grade: A MINUS
TREASURE ISLAND!!!
Europa Editions
2011
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Novels
March 22, 2012
SURPRISINGLY ENGROSSING STUDY of the history of water rights policy and the challenges of freshwater access.
Grade: SOLID B
THE RIPPLE EFFECT: THE FATE OF FRESHWATER IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Simon and Schuster
2011
Tags: Environmentalism, History of Science, Nature Writing, Non-Fiction, Public Policy, Science, Solid B Reviews