Starred Reviews for Chris Bohjalian, Meaghan Beatley, Jane Schoenbrun, Lani Watson, and More!

“Plentiful foreshadowing ramps up tension and keeps the momentum high while Mira turns over weighty subjects—sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, familial dysfunction—with grace and wry humor. It’s a masterpiece.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Blake has written an exceptional, tear- and joy-inducing queer love story, and readers will be thrilled with cameos from old Clover Lake friends in this third series entry, after Get Over It, April Evans.”
—Library Journal, starred review

“A dazzling story . . . a great American novel.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Smoothly translated by Tan, Kang’s prose is both propulsive and plainspoken, and glimpses of Yoohee’s past lend the narrative significant emotional depth. The result is an exquisite ode to female rage.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Kociancich guides the reader with a steady hand as the book draws to its dizzying conclusion, and she peppers the narrative with fascinating insights into cinema, which one character calls ‘the eighth wonder.’ This will stay with readers.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A mix of Larry McMurtry’s novels of the West and Terence Malick’s film The Tree of Life, Barry’s book will have wide appeal for literary fiction fans.” —Library Journal, starred review

“Throughout, Beatley highlights the movements’ most effective tactics, among them occupations and street protests, savvy media appearances and confrontational street performances, and cross-movement solidarity. It’s a galvanizing compendium of furious feminist activism.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“It’s a race now between our unthinking destruction of our earth-sustaining soils and our ability and willingness—surely accelerated by this extraordinary account—to appreciate and reverse that damage.”
—Booklist, starred review

“…It’s a searing meditation on citizenship, white supremacy, and precarity in America today.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Energetic and insightful, this will inspire readers to take a fresh look at the world around them.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Mixing entertaining reportage with convincing psychoanalysis, Futterman reveals the inner lives of premier athletes. Tennis fans will be gripped.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“There are three things that age well…. Wine, cheese, and Howard Zinn.” It’s a wonderful portrait of a historian who reshaped America’s understanding of its potential for change.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review