Small Bibles for Bad Times: Selected Poems & Prose
By Liliane Atlan - translated from the French by Marguerite Feitlowitz
Mandel Vilar Press; paperback, 170 pages; $21.95
Liliane Atlan was a visionary French writer of plays, poetry, and prose, whose work was inspired from having to hide, with her sister Rachel, with a family in the Auvergne during the Holocaust.
With summer upon us, you might be thinking of what books to take on a trip or to read on a day at the beach. There are four new novels out that are sure to be perfect to get lost in: Sunrise by the Sea, by Jenny Colgan; What To Do When Someone Dies, by Nicci French; The Hot Summer of 1968, by Viliam Klimacek; and The Godmothers, by Camille Aubray.
The Box in the Woods
By Maureen Johnson
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; hardcover, 400 pages; $18.99; Ahes 14 and up, available today, Tuesday, June 15th
Maureen Johnson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen young adult novels, including the Truly Devious series, the Shades of London series, Suite Scarlett, and 13 Little Blue Envelopes. Her collaborative books include Ghosts of the Shadow Market (with Cassandra Clare), as well as Let It Snow (with John Green and Lauren Myracle), which was also a hit feature film on Netflix.
Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever
By L. Jon Wertheim
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; hardcover, $27.00; available Tuesday, June 15th
There are times in history that feel like turning points, where things happen that you haven't seen before, and set the tone for the foreseeable future. The summer of 1984 was just that for sports, entertainment, and the United States overall.
There are three new books that are quite compelling reading to dive into: Anne of Manhattan, a modern retelling of the classic Anne of Green Gables by Brina Starler; How to Kidnap the Rich, a compelling look into the elite in India by Rahul Raina; and The Hidden Palace, Helene Wecker's historical fantasy that is a follow-up to The Golem and the Jinni.
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There are plenty of new novels to enjoy as we embark on a very exciting summer. In this review, we will look at The North Face of the Heart, by Dolores Redondo; The Portrait of a Mirror, by A. Natasha Joukovsky; Painting The Light, by Sally Cabot Gunning; Beneath Devil's Bridge, by Loreth Anne White; and My Ride or Die, by Leslie Cohen.
Chasing The Lion
By A.J. Tata
St. Martin's Publishing Group; hardcover, 352 pages; $27.99
A.J. Tata is a retired United States Army Brigadier General who commanded units in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 10th Mountain Division. In 2007, when his last tour in Afghanistan was, he earned the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star Medal. He is the bestselling author of the Captain Jake Mahegan and Threat Series, as well as a foreign policy guest analyst on numerous outlets, including Fox News and CNN.
