Over the past three years, amidst the annual deluge of ‘beach reads’, Liane Moriarty has emerged as the reigning queen. While Moriarty has been publishing books since 2004, the witty Australian made headlines (or, at least, an impressive number of book recommendation columns within newspapers and magazines) with her 2013 novel The Husband’s Secret….
Category: Seasonal Reading
Million Dollar Baby: What is ‘The Girls’ Really Worth?
“Isn’t that the girl with the 2 million dollar book deal?” On more than one occasion, this question instantly followed the reveal that I was currently reading Emma Cline’s first novel, The Girls. Obvious implication: is the book actually worth 1 million dollars (unless I’m mistaken, the 2 million is for a two-book deal). During…
GUEST POST: Best Books I’ve Read for College Courses
By Charlotte Klein In my experience, reading for academic courses in high school was a make or break situation. Reading A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce for AP English Literature was a seemingly endless month of essays that analyzed symbolism, tone, themes — the whole shebang. Analyzing literary devices…
An Inside Look at the Restaurant Industry with Stephanie Danler’s ‘Sweetbitter’
“TERROIR…I looked it up in the World Atlas of Wine in the manager’s office. It seemed a bit far-fetched. That food had character, composed of the soil, the climate, the time of year. That you could taste that character. But still. An idea mystical enough to be highly seductive.”
The (Very) Dark Side of London’s Art Scene
It’s no secret that I cannot resist a good thriller. So, when I was perusing theSkimm during a lull at work and the girls were touting L.S. Hilton’s Maestra as “The Talented Mr. Ripley Meets The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” you better believe I pre-ordered.
Summer Reads Series, Pt. 3: Has Curtis Sittenfeld’s Eligible Already Taken The Cake?
I’m a well-documented fan of Jane Austen’s work, and Prep was one of the first works of “adult fiction” I ever read, as a young and highly impressionable seventh grader (in retrospect, much like my attempted foray into adult literature in sixth grade, when I selected Life of Pi as my Book Buddies…
Summer Reads Series, Pt. 2: The Nest
I read The Nest over a month ago now. Normally, I post book reviews one to ten days after I’ve finished reading, depending upon how busy I am. The reason for my delay with The Nest, though, is entirely different. Pure confusion. I simply cannot decide whether or not I liked the book.
Summer Reads Series, Pt.1: The Assistants
Lighten up your treacherous, sweaty summer commute with a hilarious workplace drama from Cosmo Books Editor Camille Perri.
Classic Rewind, Part II: Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’
The first of my friends to read Rebecca did so in seventh grade—and she breathlessly recommended it to all those who would listen, claiming it among “the best books ever.” I wasn’t among those who heeded the recommendation immediately, but, having just finished the book, I have no idea what took me so long….
Ways to Disappear from the Gloomy Weather: Get Lost in Idra Novey’s New Book
I first encountered Idra Novey’s Ways to Disappear as an entry in a Buzzfeed Books Newsletter, where it was proclaimed one of the Best of Month. Both plot and, yes, I’ll admit it, cover, captivated me—and when I saw it on a “Must Read” shelf during my weekly visit to Barnes & Noble, I…
