Between Generations: Two Novels and a Memoir

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Cristina Henriquez’s The Book of Unknown Americans (2014) Bond Street Books - Random House, 2014 It’s risky, fragmenting narration into a large number of voices, but it’s the perfect format for a novel about the experiences of newcomers to the United States, who can have an astonishing variety

Between Generations: Two Novels and a Memoir2023-10-04T11:25:00-04:00

September 2014: In My Reading Log

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Among other books enjoyed in September were some standout novels that will be featured later this month, including Michael Crummey's Sweetland and Magie Dominic's Street Angel. There was also Diversiverse and the launch of RIP IX, and much musing on future Read-a-Thon choices. Award longlists began appearing (including the Toronto Book

September 2014: In My Reading Log2020-10-20T09:56:41-04:00

Broken: Careers, Contracts, Society

2014-09-29T08:11:50-04:00

Each of these novels considers a shattered state of being, whether the devastation plays out through the cycle of addiction or societal breakdown or international conflicts. The characters employ a variety of coping mechanisms and the authors' styles are diverse; Elizabeth Renzetti's Based on a True Story, Edan Lepucki's California and Audrey

Broken: Careers, Contracts, Society2014-09-29T08:11:50-04:00

Ellen Hopkins’ Crank Trilogy

2014-06-26T15:07:30-04:00

How fully can an author inhabit an addict's world and still spin a story coherent enough to engage the teen reader? Margaret K. McElderry Books(Simon & Schuster Books), 2004 In the 1970's, kids might have turned to the anonymously penned Go Ask Alice (1971), which was billed as

Ellen Hopkins’ Crank Trilogy2014-06-26T15:07:30-04:00

Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch (2013)

2014-06-26T14:30:15-04:00

It was probably always a messy story, but at some point the focus for Donna Tartt's third novel shifted dramatically. As discussed in an interview with Jared Bland at the Appel Salon, the draft Tartt had been writing, which was set in Amsterdam and New York City, collided with a trip to Las

Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch (2013)2014-06-26T14:30:15-04:00
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