Book Reviews

We love 'em!

Prev
1 2 3 4 5 6
Next
81kX7tREU7L._SL1500_.jpg

Family Family

Laurie Frankel
2024
Laurie Frankel has written five novels all concerned with family; how we define that unit, the vari…
Fiction —
Girls.jpg

Girls: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything

Freya India
2026
Girls by India is a sharp, unsettling exploration of modern girlhood — where identity, image, and i…
Parenting —
Glorious Exploits.jpg

Glorious Exploits

Ferdia Lennon
2024
A thoughtful review of Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon, exploring its themes, strengths, and whe…
Fiction —
912enEDsHGL._SL1500_.jpg

Graduation Speeches

Patchett, Wallace, Ward, McRaven
multiple years
"What Now?" by Ann Patchett"This is Water" by David Foster Wallace"Navigat…
Education —
Honeysuckle.jpg

Honeysuckle

Bar Fridman-Tell
2026
A lyrical blend of magical realism and gothic horror, Honeysuckle explores love, control, and conse…
Fantasy — Fiction —
how to hide an empire.jpg

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Daniel Immerwahr
2019
Many years ago, I took my children on an educational trip to Washington, DC. I was startled to see …
History — Political Science —
I Am Not a Robot.jpg

I Am Not A Robot: My Year of Using A.I. To Do (Almost) Everything

Joanna Stern
2026
Joanna Stern's I Am Not a Robot chronicles a year of living with AI 24/7 — from self-driving cars t…
Computer —
91Oo8x04aoL._SL1500_.jpg

I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country

Elena Kostyuchenko
2023
The recent death of Alexei Navalny offered yet another sobering reminder of Vladimir Putin’s relent…
Essays — Political Science —
james.jpg

James

Percival Everett
2024
Mark Twain's novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was written between 1876 an…
Fiction —
Lady Tremaine.jpg

Lady Tremaine

Rachel Hochhauser
2026
Rachel Hochhauser's Lady Tremaine reimagines Cinderella's villain as a complex, sympathetic heroine…
Fiction —
71dQACXhz6L._SL1500_.jpg

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus
2022
Bonnie Garmus debut novel, "Lessons in Chemistry", is a delightful book about a chemist n…
Fiction —
London Falling.jpg

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth

Patrick Radden Keefe
2026
Patrick Radden Keefe's London Falling unravels the shocking true story of a teenager caught in Lond…
History —
Prev
1 2 3 4 5 6
Next