Gabrielle
Zevin creates such vivid characters with so much depth that I felt as if I knew
them.
I grew up playing the same video games they reference; I’ve experienced some
of the same anxieties; and I’ve worked through grief with the same halting
uncertainty—as if life can’t and shouldn’t continue normally in the wake of
profound loss. By the end of the book, I felt a rare connection with these
characters—one that only a supremely talented author can create.
This is a novel
I’ve thought about over and over, and I can’t wait to pick it back up and
rediscover it in the future.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest, examining identity, creativity and our need to connect.
This is not a romance, but it is about love.
'I just love this book and I hope you love it too' JOHN GREEN, TikTok
Sam and Sadie meet in a hospital in 1987. Sadie is visiting her sister, Sam is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there, but playing together brings joy, escape, fierce competition -- and a special friendship. Then all too soon that time is…
I
have a not-so-secret love for histories that focus on seemingly ahistorical
topics: the history of the senses, the history of color, the history of
emotions, etc. I love the wonder that washes over you when you realize that
you’ve taken critical parts of life for granted, and it’s extra special when a
piece of writing fundamentally changes the way you see the world.
Katy
Kelleher’s Ugly History of Beautiful Things has that magical power. It
weaves history, science, and personal stories into an incredible tapestry of
beauty, wonder, and repulsion. Kelleher carries readers through studies of items
like makeup, flowers, silk, and perfume, leading readers to curious places
without forcing judgment. Fascination, revelation, inspiration—this book has a
little something for everyone.
Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.
April recommended reading by the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Goodreads, Jezebel, Christian Science Monitor, All Arts, and the Next Big Idea Club One of Curbed's and Globe and Mail's (Toronto) best books of the spring A most anticipated book of 2023 by The Millions
Katy Kelleher has spent much of her life chasing beauty. As a child, she uprooted handfuls of purple, fragrant little flowers from the earth, plucked iridescent seashells from the…
Julia
Langbein is an art historian who specializes in nineteenth-century popular
humor. Of course, just because someone studies comedy, it doesn’t mean that
they’re funny. Luckily for us, Langbein is hilarious. American Mermaid
is, in turns, smart, cheeky, cynical, beautiful, silly, ridiculous, and
profound.
I
couldn’t put it down, but I know that its quick-read quality was deceptive. American
Mermaid, with its story-within-a-story structure, must have taken
incredible skill to fine-tune and layer. With this caliber of debut, I can’t
wait to see what else Langbein has in store for us.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • "Sublime." —New York Times Book Review
"Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe
Broke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist, eco-warrior novel American Mermaid becomes a best-seller. But when Hollywood insists she convert her fierce, androgynous protagonist into to a teen sex object in a clamshell bra, strange things start to happen. Is Penelope losing her mind, or has her fictional mermaid come to life, enacting revenge…
Americans have accepted jeans as a symbol of their culture, but today jeans are a global consumer product category. Levi Strauss made blue jeans in the 1870s to withstand the hard work of mining, but denim has since become the epitome of leisure. In the 1950s, celebrities like Marlon Brando transformed the utilitarian clothing of industrial labor into a glamorous statement of youthful rebellion, and now, you can find jeans on chic fashion runways. For some, indigo blue might be the color of freedom, but for workers who have produced the dye, it has often been a color of oppression and tyranny.
Blue Jeans considers the versatility of this iconic garment and investigates what makes denim a universal signifier, ready to fit any context, meaning, and body.
