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Book Review: “World of Wonders” — A Natural Counter to the Chaos of Our Political Moment

These essays aren’t overly scientific; instead, they remind us, with a gentle nudge, to take delight in nature, to pay attention to it, to be observant.

By: Patrick Conway Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Milkweed Editions, Patrick Conway, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments

Book Review: “The Ocean House” — Infiltrating the Beachheads of Memory

Mary-Beth Hughes’s penetrating glimpses into the depths of her characters’ lives make us more deeply aware of our own.

By: David Daniel Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Atlantic Monthly Press, David Daniel, Mary-Beth Hughes, The Ocean House

Book Review: “How 1984 Became Pop’s Blockbuster Year”

Music fans who miss, or missed, the long party that was mainstream music in the mid-’80s will be skillfully taken back to fast times in Can’t Slow Down.

By: Chelsea Spear Filed Under: Books, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop’s Blockbuster Year, Chelsea Spear, Michael Jackson, Michaelangelo Matos

Book Review: “I Died a Million Times” — Upwardly Mobile in Film Noir

I Died a Million Times is an enjoyable and informative read for film noir aficionados and casual movie fans alike, offering a cogent analysis of ’50s gangster noir as a cinema of social commentary.

By: Nicole Veneto Filed Under: Books, Featured, Film, Review Tagged: I Died a Million Times, Nicole Veneto, Robert Miklitsch., University of Illinois Press

Book Review: “Desert Oracle” — Dwelling on the Fringe

Desert Oracle is an omnibus, a kind of hand drawn map, as well as a bit of a crackup — something you will peruse and possibly find the route leading to a deeper dive.

By: Drew Hart Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Desert Oracle, Drew Hart, Ken Layne

Book Review: “Savage Kiss” — Children’s Criminal Crusade

Maybe the greatest value of Saviano’s narratives is that they rebuke the complicity of silence; they are acts of dissent that refuse to kowtow to the oppressive omertà.

By: Lucas Spiro Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Lucas Spiro, Roberto Saviano, Savage Kiss

Book Review: “This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s “Kid A”” — An Enduring Soundtrack for our Malaise

Steven Hyden’s ,/em>This Isn’t Happening, a book-length appreciation of Radiohead and Kid A is one of the best books I read all year.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Books, Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Matt Hanson, Radiohead, Thom Yorke

Book Review: “This Is Bop” — A Biography of Jon Hendricks, Master of Vocalese

This biography provides a solid look at Jon Hendricks’s life and career; a well-rounded picture that is neither a hagiography nor a hatchet job.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Books, Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Jon Hendricks, Peter Jones, Steve Provizer, This Is Bop: Jon Hendricks and the Art of Vocal Jazz

Book Review: Colum McCann’s “Apeirogon” — Showing a Path Forward

Although some of Apeirogon is painful, this novel can inspire you to think differently and even to act, which is surely welcome after this horrible year in which we have all felt so helpless.

By: Roberta Silman Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Apeirogon, Colum McCann

Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2020

An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured Tagged: Bill-Marx, Ed Meek, Kai Maristed, Roberta Silman, Tess Lewis, Vince Czyz

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