Category: Books

Every March I’m eager for spring to make itself known and stay for a while. While we usually get the former, the latter can be tricky: this time of year…

by Glennon Doyle ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2020 More life reflections from the bestselling author on themes of societal captivity and the catharsis of personal freedom. In her third…

This bilingual Spanish-English board book delves into the commonalities we share with our co-inhabitants on this great planet. The simple declarative sentence “I am an animal” (“Soy un animal”) is…

by Kerri Maniscalco ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 20, 2016 Audrey Rose Wadsworth, 17, would rather perform autopsies in her uncle’s dark laboratory than find a suitable husband, as is the…

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson is $2.99! I mentioned this on a previous edition of Get Rec’d. If you’re on…

Organizational psychologist Maylett and journalist Vandehey offer an examination of modern-day disengagement. Touch screens on smartphones and tablets encourage people to “Swipe,” which the authors define more broadly as following…

Jeff Speck [00:00:00] That’s absolutely one of my favorites. Many of my favorite books are the ones that were the most work. It is wonderful, wonderful. Anne Bogel [00:00:07] A…

Lansdale takes a break from his loopy tales of Hap and Leonard for an East Texas story that’s much, much weirder. It begins straightforwardly enough: Charlie Garner’s ex-wife, Meg, drops…

by Stephanie Johnson & Brandon Stanton illustrated by Henry Sene Yee ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2022 A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the…

To the Editors: I read John J. Lennon’s review of Sarah Weinman’s book Scoundrel [“Peddling Darkness,” NYR, March 9, 2023] with great interest, being the son of one of the…