News - Book Reviews

News - Book Reviews

A HUNDRED BILLION TRILLION STARS by Seth Fishman
October 17, 2017

Cory Doctorow has reviewed this picture book on boingboing, calling it “a delight of a science book, a marvel of a picture book.” Greenwillow published the book on October 3, 2017.

THE DARK DARK by Samantha Hunt
October 17, 2017

Samantha Hunt’s THE DARK DARK was reviewed in The New Yorker’s “Briefly Noted” section this week, where they write of it: “Each of the stories in this collection harbors a surreal twist… Hunt lingers over such moments just long enough to suggest that the phantasmagorical can be found in any situation, no matter how banal.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on July 18, 2017.

THE DARK DARK by Samantha Hunt
September 14, 2017

Joy Press writes for the Los Angeles Times that celebrated novelist Samantha Hunt’s debut book of short stories THE DARK DARK is “a daring collection in which Hunt gives her imagination free reign, allowing her characters to careen off the rails in their search for something more in the darkness.”Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on July 18, 2017...

FLY ME by Daniel Riley
September 14, 2017

The New Yorker has reviewed FLY ME, saying of the debut novel, “Riley conjures a Technicolor vision of seventies California and casts Suzy’s ambition as a feminist quest for self-determination. Her exploits build to a climax that suggests the book’s title is not so much an invitation as a challenge.” Little, Brown published the book June 6, 2017.

THE GIRL IN THE TOWER by Katherine Arden
September 14, 2017

The sequel to THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE, THE GIRL IN THE TOWER has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Publishers Weekly raved “Vasya is a remarkable heroine, strong of will and sharp of mind, and her stark realization that her desire for freedom may have consequences for those she loves adds a layer to this sensual, beautifully written, and emotionally stirring fantasy. Fairy tales don’t get better than this...”

LESS by Andrew Sean Greer
August 7, 2017

The latest novel by Andrew Sean Greer received a rave Front cover review in the New York Times Book Review. The reviewer, Christopher Buckley, calls it “the funniest, smartest and most humane novel I’ve read since Tom Rachman’s 2010 debut, “The Imperfectionists.”’ And says that “Less” is excellent company. It’s no less than bedazzling, bewitching and be-wonderful.” The author was also interviewed on the New York Times Book Review podcast. Little Brown published the book on July 18, 2017.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar
August 7, 2017

Jaroslav Kalfar’s SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA was reviewed in The Times Literary Supplement, which calls it “dizzyingly inventive, alternately lyrical, earthy, silly and sad.” Little, Brown published SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA on March 7, 2017...

A HUNDRED BILLION TRILLION STARS by Seth Fishman, illustrated by Isabel Greenberg
August 7, 2017

Publishers Weekly reviewed the children’s book, calling it “a book that encourages readers to observe the world with wonder and curiosity.” School Library Journal also reviewed, whose verdict was “an imagination stretcher for younger audiences who enjoy marveling at mind-bending numbers.” Greenwillow books will publish the picture book on September 12, 2017....

PARTY GIRLS DIE IN PEARLS by Plum Sykes
July 21, 2017

Perfect for summer reading, this Oxford Girl Mystery has been hailed by Vogue as, "A rollicking murder mystery. . . . a wildly entertaining romp. . . . Laugh? I died." Harper published the hardcover May 9, 2017.

THE DARK DARK by Samantha Hunt
July 21, 2017

Samantha Hunt’s collection of stories THE DARK DARK received a positive review from NPR Books. The reviewer Carmen Maria Machado says “Like the best short story collections, THE DARK DARK chews on some delicious, evergreen themes in extraordinary ways.” She also says that Hunt is “at her best when her stories seem to almost get away from her, crescendoing into feverish, manic beauty. Horror and strangeness are her allies.” FSG Original published the book on July 18, 2017.