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Claire Messud did not realize she was writing such a prescient novel
The Forward· 5 days agoClaire Messud is, for me, the epitome of a thriving working writer in America, her success evidence...
Check out Berkeley's summer reading list for incoming students
UC Newsroom· 2 days agoWith “Defining Moments” as its theme, this year’s list features engaging works of fiction and nonfiction — a wide range of books (plus one film) — recommended for you, as every year, by enthusiastic ...
Coming-of-age meets quarter-life crisis in ambitious debut 'The Skunks'
Republican-American· 5 days agoUsually when I see a book described as an “ambitious debut” I read it as a cop-out. “The Skunks” is what that means. A coming-of-age novel with a quarter-life-crisis thrown ...
Biblioracle: Remembering Alice Munro, a giant of contemporary literature
Chicago Tribune· 12 hours agoCanadian short story writer, and 2013 Nobel laureate in fiction Alice Munro died on May 13 at the...
He Took a Terrible, Horrible, No-Good 800-Mile Hike So You Don’t Have To
New York Times· 13 hours agoIn “A Walk in the Park,” Kevin Fedarko recounts a trek-of-a-lifetime that becomes a nightmare in one...
Prize-winning Bulgarian writer brings 'The Physics of Sorrow' to U.S. readers
NPR· 4 days agoWho has actually experienced this love affair and who is the narrator? The passage may read as...
Kevin Kwan Almost Didn’t Finish This Book
Esquire via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLife is hard enough as it is—why make reading a drudgery? Writing needs to bring me joy, and my goal is to bring the reader joy. Is vicarious travel part...
A sobering lesson from the ban on gay Boy Scouts
The Salt Lake Tribune· 10 hours agoAt its peak in 1972, the Boy Scouts of America boasted 6.5 million members. In his new book, “Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion...
New book is ‘love letter to Prince and Purple Rain’ ahead of 40th anniversary
MPR News· 5 days agoThe 40th anniversary of Prince’s best-selling album and film “Purple Rain” is next month on June 25...
From 'yellow peril' to COVID-19: New book takes unflinching look at anti-Asian racism
Phys.org· 5 days agoMore than 150 years ago, some 15,000 Chinese workers arrived in the U.S. to help construct the...
