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WEBFeaturing 273 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this special Food Issue: interviews with Adobe Khorram, Stanley Tucci, Marc Aronson, and Alexis Castellanos; and much more. One of the most coveted designations in the book industry, the Kirkus Star marks books of exceptional merit.
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WEBFeaturing 306 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Mary L. Trump, Tony Tulathimutte, and David Almond; and more. One of the most coveted designations in the book industry, the Kirkus Star marks books of exceptional merit. The Kirkus Prize is among the richest literary ...
THE WOMEN - Kirkus Reviews
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · THE WOMEN. A dramatic, vividly detailed reconstruction of a little-known aspect of the Vietnam War. A young woman’s experience as a nurse in Vietnam casts a deep shadow over her life. When we learn that the farewell party in the opening scene is for Frances “Frankie” McGrath’s older brother—“a golden boy, a wild child who could make ...
3 Powerful New Memoirs To Experience on Audiobook
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The three memoirs I listened to this month all include a violent crime or the threat of one, and two of the three ruminate on Gavin de Becker’s message in The Gift of Fear: The best way to stay safe is to lean hard into your first intuition of danger.It comes up in Griffin Dunne’s The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir (Penguin Random …
Mary L. Trump Is Done Writing About Her Family | Kirkus Reviews
WEBSep 14, 2024 · The first depicts the grinning face of an adolescent Donald Trump; the second features a childhood snapshot of Mary, backed up against a chain-link fence. Mary, who holds graduate degrees in literature and in clinical psychology, spoke to us over Zoom from her home office in Manhattan about her books and her evolution as a writer.
Sandra Oh Narrates New ‘Pachinko’ Audiobook | Kirkus Reviews
WEB6 days ago · Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images. Sandra Oh has lent her voice to a new audiobook edition of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, People magazine reports. Lee’s novel, published in 2017 by Grand Central, follows a Korean family that moves to Japan in the early 20th century. The book became a bestseller and was a finalist for the National …
Ann Patchett Talks Kids’ Book on ‘Today’ - Kirkus Reviews
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Ann Patchett stopped by the Today show to discuss her new children’s book.. Patchett’s The Verts: A Story of Introverts and Extroverts, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, was published last month by Harper.The book follows Estie, a girl who decides to throw a birthday party for her little brother, Ivan, but learns that he, as an introvert, would …
3 True-Crime Tales of Crooks and Chumps | Kirkus Reviews
WEBSep 2, 2024 · 3 True-Crime Tales of Crooks and Chumps. BY Gregory McNamee • Sept. 2, 2024. Much crime, as Raymond Chandler delighted in telling us, hinges on two human failings. The first is that most of us are greedy. The second is that most of us are chumps, easily distracted by shiny things and the promises of con artists. Consider Alex Murdaugh.
HERE ONE MOMENT - Kirkus Reviews
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The story is a brilliant, charming, and invigorating illustration of its closing quote from Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (we’re not going to spill that either). A fresh, funny, ambitious, and nuanced take on some of our oldest existential questions. Cannot wait for the TV series. Share your opinion of this book.