Reviews by Amazon May Spotlight Pick: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje “First sentences matter, and Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight begins with a distinctly dramatic one. “In 1945, our parents went away and left us in the care of two men who may have been criminals” says 14-year-old Nathaniel, who with his older sister Rachel finds himself living in bombed-out…
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Amazon Picks the Best of March
The following reviews are from Amazon March Spotlight Pick: Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao I first imagined that the title of Girls Burn Brighter referred to the custom of widows immolating themselves upon their husbands’ funeral pyres. While no women suffer that fate in this contemporary novel, that’s practically the only bad thing that doesn’t happen…
This Week’s People’s Picks
Book of the Week: Alternate Side Anna Quindlen “With her signature wisdom and wit, Quindlen takes readers on a romp through a New York City zipcode many would kill to call home. When an act of violence rocks this tight-knit neighborhood, fault lines spread through friendships, marriages and brownstones. The takeaway? Be careful what you…
Amazon’s Best Books of 2017 (List)
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Fall’s Must-Read Books, According to EW
Entertainment Weekly has showed us the 20 books to keep our eyes peeled for this fall. Then we’ll track which books make it onto the best books lists & Top Club Picks lists. The following descriptions are from EW. To see how many Best Books Index categories each book makes, see this collection in the shop. Little…