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    Shelf by Shelf on the 2021 NBA Longlist
    Hunter Mclendon
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 11 min

    Shelf by Shelf on the 2021 NBA Longlist

    The Book Slut contributor Hunter Mclendon started a newsletter called ‘Shelf by Shelf,’ a deep dive about his journey into every book...
    It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Dec 9, 2021
    • 6 min

    It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland

    I’ve often judged songs by how quickly they raise a line of goosebumps up my arm, or how reliably a chorus line or a high note creates a...
    The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
    Lucy Wadelton
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

    “Men don’t have to pay attention the way we do. Men die because they make mistakes. Women? We die because we’re female.” Grady Hendrix...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 61
    Admin
    • Nov 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 61

    A slew of books being read around the globe. Plus, two emerging fans of Nightbitch.
    In Conversation with Liv Stratman
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 11 min

    In Conversation with Liv Stratman

    "When I was a child I spent hours alone in my room creating elaborate psychodramas for my Calico Critters."
    Cheat Day by Liv Stratman
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 9 min

    Cheat Day by Liv Stratman

    Dieting is, regardless of any potential health benefits, a business. Worth an estimated $71 billion, it targets the insecurities in us...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 60
    Admin
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 60

    HELLO HELLO we've been quiet, but we'll be posting regularly again soon! Here's what our writers have been reading in the meantime. As...
    Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad
    Lucy Wadelton
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad

    Mercury Boys follows fish-out-of-water, 16-year-old Saskia, who has arrived in Coventon on the back of her mother’s infidelity.
    America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibilities by Rajika Bhandari
    Maggie Briana Chidester
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibilities by Rajika Bhandari

    Around 1.1 million foreign students were enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities across America from 2019-2020. This was a decrease of...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 59
    Admin
    • Sep 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 59

    HELLO HELLO Friday is here and that means you get to read another Friday debrief! You know the drill, every week some of our glorious...
    Six Provocative Novels about Abortion
    Admin
    • Aug 31, 2021
    • 4 min

    Six Provocative Novels about Abortion

    This post written by author Jaye Viner as a guest of The Book Slut.
    SMALl JOYS OF REAL LIFE BY ALLEE RICHARDS
    Courtney Dyer
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    SMALl JOYS OF REAL LIFE BY ALLEE RICHARDS

    Clad in millennial pink, this book is highly deceptive. I expected stupid decisions and self deprecation but instead I was met with a...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 58
    Admin
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 4 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 58

    HELLO HELLO Friday is here and that means you get to read another Friday debrief! You know the drill, every week some of our glorious...
    In Conversation with Marcie Maxfield
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    In Conversation with Marcie Maxfield

    "It’s a reminder to women to pursue their own dreams even as they support the goals of their partner and family."
    Em's Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 7 min

    Em's Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield

    With one foot in the past and one in the present, Marcie Maxfield compiled a stunner of a novel. As the narrator, Em, embraces and...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 57
    Admin
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 57

    HELLO HELLO Friday is here and that means you get to read another Friday debrief! You know the drill, every week some of our glorious...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 56
    Admin
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 56

    HELLO HELLO Friday is here and that means you get to read another Friday debrief! You know the drill, every week some of our glorious...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 55
    Admin
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 55

    HELLO HELLO Friday* is here and that means you get to read another Friday debrief! You know the drill, every week some of our glorious...
    Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
    Courtney Dyer
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

    Perfect On Paper made my heart TRULY fucking sing. Let’s just start there. This book brought me pure pure joy and while I might not have...
    Our Most Anticipated Books of the rest of 2021
    Admin
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 10 min

    Our Most Anticipated Books of the rest of 2021

    We've somehow hit the second half of 2021 and there's a slew of new books to be excited about! They cover debuts, popular author...
    Friday Book Debrief vol 54
    Admin
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief vol 54

    This week; Melissa Febos, Nadia Owusu, Andrew Solomon, Jean Kwok, Aminatta Forna, Emma Cline, Samantha Downing, TJ Newman & Elizabeth Little
    Loving Lizzie March by Susannah Hardy
    Courtney Dyer
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Loving Lizzie March by Susannah Hardy

    Loving Lizzie March is a brightly pink clad novel about a misguided woman’s fervent search for The One. When Lizzie is sure she has found...
    Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung
    Jessica Maria
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung

    The story follows a young woman’s grief journey—vacillating between different time periods, excavating memories, bringing on key witnesses.
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 53
    Admin
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 53

    HELLO HELLO Friday is here and that means you get to read another Friday debrief! You know the drill, every week some of our glorious...
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