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Elisabeth M. Lee Author Of Young PRB: A Novel of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

From Elisabeth's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Elisabeth M. Lee Why Elisabeth loves this book

The Beatles turned the 1960s on its head with their music, their hair, and their fashion style. Starting with the bespoke suits their manager Brian Epstein had made for them to replace the rough leather jackets and pants that defined their Hamburg era to the psychedelic prints that they used on their clothes, cars, and even musical instruments. The Beatles were the driving force for the apparel of the youth culture.
Deirdre Kelly chronicles the rapidly changing look of the Beatles through the decade. They influenced the style of contemporary bands and the shops of Carnaby Street and the Swinging Sixties. From facial hair during the Sgt. Pepper recordings, Indian clothing during their meditation training in Rishikesh, to setting up their clothing store, The Apple Boutique. It is almost impossible, from this distance, to realize how revolutionary The Beatles were, but the fact that current designers are still influenced by…

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1 author picked Fashioning the Beatles as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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John, Paul, George, and Ringo were more than great musicians: they were the quintessential fashion icons of one of the most exciting and memorable fashion eras of all time. From their starts in black leather through Sgt. Pepper to Nehru collars and psychedelia, the Beatles used clothing to express their individual and group identities and, especially, to grow their following. 

They did it without benefit of stylists or consultants, making their own rules and changing their looks as many as five times a year to keep a few steps ahead of the crowd in the tumultuous, fashion-obsessed sixties. More than…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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A mother raising young kids in a late-capitalist AI dystopia. You feel for the protagonist, but the final message is hopeful.

By Helen Phillips ,

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4 authors picked Hum as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot
A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire, Electric Lit, and Town & Country
A People Book of the Week

From “one of our most profound writers of speculative fiction” (The New York Times),this “tense dystopian thriller” (Time) and “tender portrait of love and care in an uncertain world” (Esquire) is an urgent and unflinching portrayal of a woman’s fight for her family’s security in a world shaped by global warming and rapid technological progress.

In a near-future world addled by climate…


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