Previews, Reviews, and Collection Development
Graphic novels celebrating multiple racial and ethnic perspectives, Eisner-nominated tween-friendly Princeless, Life with Archie series, the latest volume of Abouet’s Aya, a 1940s romance set in Cuba and New York City, and new About Comics collections.
Forthcoming titles with direct musical ties, a Joy Division biography, Elvis in the south, keep your eyes and ears alert with Woody Guthrie’s “new” novel.
One way to find provocative titles is browsing publisher catalogs. Here are five titles from Workman which are sure to add richness and depth to all collections. Topsy-Turvy Inside-Out Knit Toys: Magical Two-in-One Reversible Projects by Susan B. Anderson (Artisan). Building on the knitting boom, here is a unique project book to create toys that [...]
Winter reads depicting the beauty and relentless nature of ice, wind, and snow.
To bookend last week’s list of January nonfiction, here are five novels to start the New Year. They range from the highly anticipated next novel of a book club favorite to the end of an iconic fantasy series. Each should ensure a good first month of reading. The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier (Dutton) Tiger [...]
The start of 2013 promises many things, with twelve new months for reading among them. Here are four nonfiction books to look forward to in January (plus one that came out very late in December, but shouldn’t be missed). On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks by Simon Garfield (Gotham) [...]
The last days of the year seem a good time to dip into reimagined fairy tales, or myths once told around a fire centuries ago. Here are five books that mine the richness of long-lived legends. Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths by Nancy Marie Brown (Palgrave Macmillan) Ragnarok: The End of the [...]
As Lewis Carroll’s Alice so aptly points out, “What is the use of a book…without pictures or conversations?” Welcome to RA Crossroads, where books, movies, music, and other media converge, and whole-collection reader’s advisory service goes where it may. In this column, the quest for Everest leads me down a winding path. Begin: Rideout, Tanis. [...]
Sometimes the best thing a book can offer a reader is not its text but its visuals. These books promise to immerse readers in dual pleasures. Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: With Artwork by Yayoi Kusama by Lewis Carroll (Penguin Global) 100 Diagrams That Changed the World: From the Earliest Cave Paintings to the [...]
Armchair travelers are not restricted to travel memoirs, historical adventures and grand tours, and lushly set fiction. They can also tastily travel the world through cookbooks. For your reader who sometimes returns books with crumbs and smudges, consider these five great culinary trips. Burma: Rivers of Flavor by Naomi Duguid (Artisan) Jamie Oliver’s Great Britain: [...]
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