Hot News This Week
September 26, 2024
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| Ukrainian poet, novelist, and rock star Serhiy Zhadan made the front page of today’s New York Times, profiled for enlisting in the Ukrainian army as a beloved cultural icon.
Deep Vellum published Zhadan’s book Voroshilovgrad, translated by Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Wheeler, in the US in 2016, of which the NYT piece notes: “The novel, whose title references a Soviet-era name for the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, was prescient, revealing the deep ties Ukrainians felt for their homeland.”
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| Most-Staged Theater Productions for the 2024-25 Season
American Theatre has released their list of top ten most-produced plays for the 2024-25 season, and half of the titles are publications from Theatre Communications Group or Concord Theatricals:
As further reported in the New York Times on Wednesday, What the Constitution Means to Me is the number one most-staged play for the second year running, with 16 productions around the country.
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“This breathtaking memoir sings out with feeling and poetry both visual and lyrical. . . . More than anything it is about a life shared and a love that is enduring, powerful, and beautiful. May we all love and be loved so well.” — Bethany Marsfelder, Northshire Bookstore (Manchester Center, VT)
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“I love it when classics get turned into graphic novels! The illustrations are so well done and I can’t wait to add this to my collection! Such a great story that made my heart rise and fall with anticipation.” — Megan Green, Three Avenues Bookshop (Chicago, IL)
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| | Banned Book Club
by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada, illus. Ko Hyung-Ju
Iron Circus Comics • May 2020 • 9781945820427
“A great mix of South Korea’s history, politics, and manga! Kim Hyun Sook’s biographical story about discovering banned books and her early foray into social justice and government uprising is both inspiring and eye-opening.” — Kate Towery, Fountain Bookstore (Richmond, VA)
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“In 1936, Jo Barnes wrote Nightwood, which is now considered to be one of the most important queer novels ever written. . . . What better person to bring her story to life in comic form than Jon Macy, artistic creator of Butch Lesbians of the 20s, 30s, and 40s Coloring Book.” — Manda Barker, Raven Book Store (Lawrence, KS)
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| | Tokyo Swindlers
by Ko Shinjo, trans. Charles De Wolf
Stone Bridge / SHUEISHA • November 2024 • 9781611720846
★ “Shinjo weaves an enthralling tale of white-collar crime in this top-shelf financial thriller. . . . Shinjo expertly balances suspense and characterization to raise the emotional stakes. This is masterful.” — Publishers Weekly
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“This powerful anthology just might inspire you to rethink how you’ve been feeling about climate change, and you can even download an accompanying study guide on the book’s website to keep the conversation going.” — Los Angeles Times
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| | New Digital Review Copies
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Reservoir Bitches: Stories
by Dahlia de la Cerda, trans. Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary
Feminist Press • September 2024 • 9781558613119
“Reservoir Bitches is a middle finger to conservative sensibilities. Dahlia de la Cerda writes women who are nasty, gritty, controversial, and downright criminal and I loved them all!” — Aud Kohler, BookWoman (Austin, TX)
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ABA and PNBA Bestseller
Loving Corrections
by adrienne maree brown
AK Press • August 2024 • 9781849355544
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