Tag: satire
Rosen explores woman’s relationship with herself
The Heirloom, Jessie Rosen, Putnam Books – In THE HEIRLOOM, The answer to the biggest question of her life lies in someone else’s past.
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Books to Read: The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Books to Read: The Ten Percent Thief, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Solaris – A bold, bitingly satirical near-future mosaic novel about a city run along ‘meritocratic’ lines, the injustice it creates, and the revolution that will destroy it.
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Trying: A Humorous View of Juggling Babies and Careers
Trying, Emily Phillips, Hodder & Stoughton – Olivia and Felix want to have a baby. Most of Olivia’s friends and co-workers are somewhere on the same continuum – trying, pregnant, babe in hand.
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Sarah Selecky’s Debut Novel Shines a Brilliant Light on Women’s Empowerment
Radiant Shimmering Light, Sarah Selecky, Bloomsbury Publishing – Lilian Quick sees colorful auras around dogs and tries to eke out a living painting their portraits – until she reconnects with her cousin Florence – now known as Eleven – a self-actualization guru for empowering women.
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Screenwriter Seth Greenland on His Latest Novel
Hazards of Good Fortune, Seth Greenland, Europa Editions – What does it mean to be a good guy in a world fraught with racial tensions and steeped in egos?
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