Starred Reviews for Michael Cunningham, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ilaria Tuti, and Rebecca Boyle

By Elizabeth Camfiord | October 11 2023 | Starred Reviews

With starred reviews from publications including Booklist, Kirkus ReviewsPublishers Weekly, and Library Journal—your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about.

Fiction

From the author of FORBIDDEN NOTEBOOK

“De Céspedes’s melancholy testament to a hidden life feels timeless and vital.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review


“Brilliant . . . Cox plausibly recreates 19th-century New York without freezing it in amber, and wrings real emotion out of Eliza’s investigation.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review


Nonfiction

The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher--Television

“A remarkable analysis. Recommended for knowledgeable film lovers and for those seeking suggestions of mid-century film titles.”—Library Journal, starred review


Letters to Lost Souls

“Novelist/essayist/poet Thom (I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes from the End of the World), a Lambda Literary Award finalist and Chinese Canadian transgender woman, writes a series of beautiful, fragmentary letters of sorts, showcasing how life can be at once horrifically ugly and desperately, jaw-droppingly beautiful.”—Library Journal, starred review


Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers

“Journalist Morris debuts with a devastating and thorough critique of corporate greed, deception, and lack of concern for worker health, focusing primarily on Dupont Chemical and Goodyear Tire Company.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review