Hardcover, 368 pages Published March 22nd 2016 by Ecco The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney did absolutely nothing for me. I had high hopes for this one going in—another brilliantly written cover flap did the trick—but my expectations were never met, and by mid-way, I stopped hoping and assuming that they eventually … More The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Hardcover, 720 pages Published March 10th 2015 by Doubleday First of all, let me say that A Little Life was exactly what I’ve been looking for. This novel was so rich in raw, uninhibited emotion, in the true unveiling of life’s effervescence, horrors and humanity, that I didn’t feel that I was trudging through a … More A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Paperback, 320 pages Published December 2nd 2008 by Basic Civitas Books (first published January 1st 2008) “Hip Hop is not dead, but it is gravely ill. The beauty and life force of hip hop have been squeezed out, wrung nearly dry by the compounding factors of commercialism, distorted racial and … More Throwback Thursday: The Hip Hop Wars by Tricia Rose
Hardcover, 304 pages Published June 26th 2014 by Penguin Press “How suffocating it is to be loved that much.” Everything I Never Told You centers around the Lee family: James, the Chinese-American professor who lectures on the epitome of what was never attainable for him—true Americanism, Marilyn, the blond wife who’d always dreamed of being … More Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Hardcover, 302 pages Published November 1st 2010 by Little, Brown and Company Released to rave reviews and the full packaging monty of its publisher, Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra took the NYT by storm in 2011, remaining there for months. And no wonder! This kamikaze of masterly writing, meticulous and thorough research, and humanizing hand of the … More Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
