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Book Review

Journalist and book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews the latest books and such for KMUW on air and right here. Discover new reviews on Mondays.

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1:38

Horror novelist Paul Tremblay delivers middle-grade...

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2025/07/21

Much as he does in his adult horror novels, Paul Tremblay masters the atmosphere of creeping dread with his middle-grade debut, "Another." Youngsters who love "Goosebumps" and scary stories around the campfire will want to add this novel to their collections.

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1:39

'Vera, or Faith' looks at a broken world through the...

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2025/07/14

Gary Shteyngart's new novel, "Vera, or Faith," tells the story of an anxiety-ridden Korean American girl growing up in a dystopian America.

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1:36

'A Marriage at Sea' pairs a harrowing survival tale...

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2025/07/07

Sophie Elmhirst's new book, "A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck," tells the harrowing story of a young British couple whose boat sinks on the Pacific Ocean.

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1:37

Jess Walter's 'So Far Gone' is a funny, timely romp...

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2025/06/30

The ultimate genius of Jess Walter's new novel, "So Far Gone," is the author's talent for relating our fractured modern society with humor and hope.

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1:36

Love reality TV? Add this debut novel to your summer...

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2025/06/23

Aisling Rawle's debut novel, "The Compound," is the story of 20 young men and women who compete in a reality television competition.

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1:40

'Bug Hollow' captures the full range of human emotion

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2025/06/16

Like life, Michelle Huneven's newest novel, "Bug Hollow," has it all.

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1:40

'Endling' captures the horror of war and the power of...

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2025/06/09

Maria Reva's new novel, Endling, goes way beyond expansive and ventures headlong into metafiction. And that’s where the magic really happens.

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1:39

'She's a Lamb!' is a twisty tale of one sociopath who...

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2025/05/26

Meredith Hambrock's new novel, She's a Lamb!, is a dark, disturbing and twisted thriller featuring one of the most despicable narrators since R.F. Kuang's Yellowface.

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1:40

What's in a name? For Florence Knapp, one heck of a...

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2025/05/19

Florence Knapp's debut novel, "The Names," explores the horrific legacy of domestic abuse, the tensions of marriage and parenting, and the shifting tides of family.

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1:40

Kevin Wilson's 'Run for the Hills' offers zany...

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2025/05/12

Kevin Wilson's new novel, "Run for the Hills," features four half-siblings — previous strangers to one another — who set off on a road trip across America to find the father who abandoned them.

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1:39

‘Shopgirls’ is an amusing trip back to the ’80s, but...

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2025/05/05

'Shopgirls' by Jessica Anya Blau is the story of 19-year-old Zippy, who works in petite dresses at I. Magnin, a legendary high-fashion department store in San Francisco.

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1:40

With ‘The Road to Tender Hearts,’ Annie Hartnett...

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2025/04/28

Despite some truly dark subject matter, "The Road to Tender Hearts" grabs your heart with both hands and somehow gets you laughing through tears.

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1:37

'Ordinary Time' underscores the idea that a quiet,...

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2025/04/21

'Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put' is a memoir in essays by Annie B. Jones, the owner of an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia. It explores small-town living and the idea that you don't have to do big things in a big city to have a meaningful life.

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1:40

Katie Kitamura's 'Audition' will leave you puzzling...

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2025/04/14

Katie Kitamura's newest novel, “Audition,” is a slow-burn psychological thriller that you can’t stop reading, even though you’re not exactly sure what’s going on.

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1:40

'The Float Test' offers superb writing, but it's hard...

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2025/04/07

Lynn Steger Strong's new novel, "The Float Test," is the story of four siblings who come together in Florida after the unexpected death of their mother.

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1:35

'Secrets of Adulthood' packs a lot of wisdom into...

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2025/03/31

In her new book, "Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives," author Gretchen Rubin distills decades of research into a collection of easy-to-remember life hacks.

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1:39

'Tilt' recounts one woman's journey through...

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2025/03/24

Emma Pattee's debut novel, "Tilt," is a powerful, fast-paced literary thriller that will have you pondering human nature and your own capacity to carry on.

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1:38

'Integrated' explores the problematic legacy of...

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2025/03/17

In her new book, "Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children," scholar Noliwe Rooks unpacks the questionable legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

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1:40

Kim Fay's new novel is a love letter to books and...

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2025/03/10

Kim Fay's "Kate & Frida" is a heartwarming epistolary novel that follows the unexpected friendship between two young women in the early 1990s who bond over food and books.

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1:39

'Rebel Girls' celebrates 10 years with more stories...

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2025/03/03

A new, 10th-anniversary edition of 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' includes 22 new profiles of women, including Greta Thunberg, Judy Blume and Taylor Swift.

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