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Jed
First Look: Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Posted on August 11, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Inhabiting her childhood perspective with exquisite lyric clarity and unforgettable charm and strength, Qian Julie Wang has penned an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light.
First Look Club: Jed reviews Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Posted on August 11, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Beautiful Country is the story of Qian Julie Wang’s childhood as an illegal immigrant in New York. It has a unique and inspiring story to tell, and it is—no weak pun intended—beautifully written. Read Jed's review on the blog.
First Look Club: Jed reviews Widespread Panic by James Ellroy
Posted on June 4, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
From the modern master of noir comes a novel based on the real-life Hollywood fixer Freddy Otash, the malevolent monarch of the 1950s L.A. underground, and his Tinseltown tabloid Confidential magazine. Read Jed's review on the blog.
First Look: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Posted on May 2, 2021| Posted in First Look Club
An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
First Look Club: Jed reviews Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Posted on May 2, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going. Read Jed's review on the blog.
First Look: Dying Is Easy by Joe Hill and Martin Simmonds
Posted on November 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! This crime thriller by writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds follows in the tradition of fair-play mysteries inviting readers to solve the murder before Syd does.
First Look Club: Jed reviews Dying Is Easy
Posted on November 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! This crime thriller by writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds follows in the tradition of fair-play mysteries inviting readers to solve the murder before Syd does.
First Look: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Posted on September 10, 2020| Posted in First Look Club
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves. A female cop with her first big case. A brutal murder. Welcome to... The Thursday Murder Club. Clifford and Jed share their thoughts on Richard Osman’s new cozy mystery.
First Look Club: Jed reviews The Thursday Murder Club
Posted on September 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves. A female cop with her first big case. A brutal murder. Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.
First Look: Entitled by Kate Manne
Posted on August 21, 2020| Posted in First Look Club
In this bold and stylish critique, Cornell philosopher Kate Manne offers a radical new framework for understanding misogyny.
Katya and Jed share their thoughts on this challenging but necessary read. Check them out below.
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