Hot News This Week
September 19, 2024
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| “[Brian] Evenson is probably your favorite horror writer’s favorite horror author,” writes Liberty Hardy in Book Riot. Of his new collection, Good Night, Sleep Tight (Coffee House Press), Hardy says, “He writes insidious tales of artificial intelligence, robots, animals with speculative abilities, and twins. . . . These tales will stick to your brain’s ribs and have you seeking more of his work.”
Explore Evenson’s backlist on Edelweiss, and learn more about Good Night, Sleep Tight via Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub, The Millions, Paste Magazine, Electric Literature, Chicago Review of Books, The Racket, and FanFiAddict.
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| Read This Next: Sarah Leavitt’s Poignant Graphic Novel
Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love was reviewed in the New York Times Book Review on September 18. “I don’t think I’ve ever been moved to tears by a page layout before,” writes critic Sam Thielman in the piece, “but at the end of Something, Not Nothing, when Leavitt describes finally reckoning with ideas of life after death, she allows the letters of a word in one of her panels to cross the border into the next . . . and that did it. It’s so vivid a metaphor.” Something, Not Nothing received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and is among their most anticipated books for fall, and Leavitt recently spoke with Publishers Weekly about journaling, grief, and pushing the comics form.
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“Sweet read and happy ending. Illustrations are wonderful.” — Linda Bakersmith, The Novel Neighbor (St. Louis, MO)
“I LOOOOOOVE this book. The illustrations are colorful, fun, exciting. The story moves along fast and you really want to know what happens to the main character. . . . It is a joyful beautiful story.” — Andrea Iriarte, Molly’s Bookstore (Melrose, MA)
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“I love a storybook that inverts a childhood fear, rendering that fear funny enough that even the most timid of readers will keep turning the pages.” — Janet Geddis, Avid Bookshop (Athens, GA)
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| | Sheep Number 19
by Blanca Lacasa, illus. Jorge Martín
NubeOcho • October 2024 • 9788419607768
“Hilarious antics from all the sheep who don't get to hop the fence before you doze off counting sheep.” — Kassandra McKenna, Watermark Books & Cafe (Wichita, KS)
“I never thought I would say this but . . . I now wish I had insomnia to help poor Ramona get to jump the fence. This is such a fun book that I guarantee will be a bedtime favorite.” — Martina Sandoval, Molly’s Bookstore (Melrose, MA)
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| | A Day With Mousse
by Claire Lebourg, trans. Sophie Lewis
Transit Children’s Editions • October 2024 • 9798893389067
“Everyone knows those memes that go ‘Stop glamorizing the grind and start glamorizing whatever this is.’ A Day With Mousse is the ‘whatever this is.’ Mousse is just a little guy living their best life in a cozy beachside house.” — Douglas Riggs, Bank Square Books (Mystic, CT)
“A Day With Mousse will appeal to readers who appreciate gentle whimsy similar to the classic Frog and Toad.” — Andrew King, Ridgecrest Books (Shoreline, WA)
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★ “This essential collection resonates long after the final page, reminding readers that even in a fractured, plague-stricken world, there is still a living, breathing force within all things.” — Publishers Weekly
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| | Sons of Salt
by Yaccaira Salvatierra
BOA Editions • September 2024 • 9781960145277
★ “The powerful debut from Salvatierra turns to the natural world to reimagine the wreckage of familial pain. . . . Simultaneously intimate and cosmic in scope, this fires on all cylinders.” — Publishers Weekly
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| | The Lover of No Fixed Abode
by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, trans. Gregory Dowling
Bitter Lemon Press • February 2024 • 9781913394905
“[A] distinctive, eccentric, seductive romance. She is an art dealer, he is a tour guide. They meet on a plane to Venice and spend three days together. . . . Readers, alongside the book’s heroine, try to solve the puzzle of both the man and the city, with heart-stopping results.” — Tracy Chevalier, via Wall Street Journal
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“There is an intimacy to [Steinbrecher’s] photos, an appreciation of the beauty of the environment and the commitment of the people working there. Her photos provide an intimate and powerful portrait of place. They grab your eyes, spark your mind.” — Chicago Tribune
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“Described by many as an epic wake-up call, this book guides you through self-reflection exercises, and if anything, it will help sharpen your own thoughts on climate activism—and how you might see yourself fighting for a more sustainable future.” — Los Angeles Times
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“[A] chamber of queer love, sexuality, sensuality, and long-term polyamory. . . . This sexy book exudes tremendous regard, companionship, contemplation, vulnerability, trust, and years and years of experience loving and being loved.” — The Rumpus
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4-Hour Work Week author and self-help guru Tim Ferriss recently recommended Andrew Krivak’s The Bear (Bellevue Literary Press) on his podcast.
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ABA Bestseller
Loving Corrections
by adrienne maree brown
AK Press • August 2024 • 9781849355544
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