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WEBFeaturing 306 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Mary L. Trump, Tony Tulathimutte, and David Almond; and more. One of the most coveted designations in the book industry, the Kirkus Star marks books of exceptional merit. The Kirkus Prize is among the richest literary ...
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DESERT STAR - Kirkus Reviews
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Not the best of Connelly’s procedurals, but nobody else does them better than his second-best. A snap of the yo-yo string yanks Harry Bosch out of retirement yet again. Los Angeles Councilman Jake Pearlman has resurrected the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit in order to reopen the case of his kid sister, Sarah, whose 1994 murder was instantly ...
THE PLOT - Kirkus Reviews
WEBMay 11, 2021 · The Oregon crew takes on a villain who bears a long-festering grudge.. In 1945, a captured American soldier unwillingly took part in a ghastly experiment. In the current day, a malign force has built on that research and plans to wreak unholy vengeance on Guam and, ultimately, on the United States.
Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022 | Kirkus Reviews
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · Episode 390: Garth Greenwell. Episode 389: Devika Rege. Episode 388: Best September Books With Danzy Senna. Episode 387: Gayle Forman. The Magazine: Kirkus Reviews. Featuring 306 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Mary L. Trump, Tony Tulathimutte, and …
THE AGE OF AI - Kirkus Reviews
WEBNov 2, 2021 · Good reading for those seeking to navigate the alt-reality world after the singularity. Kissinger, Schmidt, and Huttenlocher weigh in on the robotic future. When thinking of Kissinger in the context of futurology, one might conjure the image of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove; after all, it’s said that he served as the model for the ...
MAD HONEY - Kirkus Reviews
WEBOct 4, 2022 · MAD HONEY. A well-paced story that highlights several timely issues, with a stimulating courtroom trial that makes it worth reading. The shocking murder of a teenager thrusts a small town into the headlines and destabilizes the lives of everyone who knew her. Olivia McAfee, a professional beekeeper and single mother, fled Boston and an abusive ...
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES - Kirkus Reviews
WEBMay 3, 2022 · REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES. A debut novel about a woman who befriends an octopus is a charming, warmhearted read. A lonely woman discovers that sometimes humans don’t have all the answers. Tova Sullivan’s best friend is an octopus. A giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus, to be precise, and he …
THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT - Kirkus Reviews
WEBSep 6, 2022 · A teenage Renaissance bride discovers that her husband of scarcely a year intends to murder her. Following up her National Book Critics Circle Award winner Hamnet (2020), inspired by the life of Shakespeare’s wife, O’Farrell turns to another woman seen by history only in glimpses.Little is known about Lucrezia de’Medici, married at 15 to the Duke of Ferrara, besides her suspicious death ...
THREE KEYS - Kirkus Reviews
WEBSep 15, 2020 · An emotional, much-needed historical graphic novel. Sandy and his family, Japanese Canadians, experience hatred and incarceration during World War II. Sandy Saito loves baseball, and the Vancouver Asahi ballplayers are his heroes. But when they lose in the 1941 semifinals, Sandy’s dad calls it a bad omen.
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