Reading one of Ms. Colleen Hoover’s books is basically a rite of passage for contemporary romance readers, so I suggest you pick this one up if you haven’t!
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‘In the Lateness of the World’: Witness to a Denouement
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“In the Lateness of the World” is Forché’s most recent book, her first new collection of poetry in seventeen years. In it, she writes on subjects ranging from the global to the personal — from war-scarred history to a visitation to a lighthouse, from dawn over Paros to the death of a friend.
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‘A Desolation Called Peace’: Language and Personhood in a Space-Opera Sequel
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If you’re interested in high-tech space battles, themes of culture and identity, LGBTQ+ romance or elaboration on worldbuilding from the previous book — then this book might be for you!
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LU | Breathing Room: Poetry Edition
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In a week where my words would inevitably have failed me, I’ve compiled a brief list of poetry recommendations instead.
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YANDAVA|What Books Will Look Like in the Future
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It remains to be seen whether such forms of storytelling will catch on and eventually turn the physical, printed book into what the medieval codex is today.
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This Game Didn’t Need Multiplayer: ‘Ready Player Two’ Book Review
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Building off the success of the first bestselling novel, which also became a movie directed by Steven Spielberg, Ready Player Two delivers the same — perhaps overly so — action-packed, deep dive into eighties pop culture as the original.
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A Face-to-Face With Student Author of ‘My Tech-Wise Life’
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It’s not every day that you get to sit down with a Cornell student who has just written a generation-defying piece of work.
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The Defiant Joy of ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’
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If you are looking for something to give you back some hope and remind you to find your own sense of a “defiant kind of joy,” The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the perfect book to settle in with. Hers is a story you will certainly not forget.
A Sky Beyond the Storm
‘A Sky Beyond the Storm’ Is the Perfect Conclusion to a Riveting Series
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A Sky Beyond the Storm is the perfect conclusion to this series, finishing the characters’ arc in a satisfying, though not always happy, manner.
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An Interview with Author James Ross B.A. ’75 J.D. ’82: ‘Hunting Teddy Roosevelt’
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“The Roosevelt/Dooley dialogs are intended to show that untested prejudice can dissipate when exposed to the object of that prejudice.”
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Queer, Latinx Spookiness in ‘Cemetery Boys’
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The fantastical elements of the world weave seamlessly with the L.A. backdrop, growing naturally out of the cultures that have inspired them.