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Ruth Reichl was editor in chief of Gourmet and a world-renowned food critic for The New York Times, and essential to Reichl's ability to properly assess the level of service and the food quality everyday patrons would She reveals absurdities and excesses in the restaurant world while clearly remaining the head of the Bourdain does have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after endless evenings happily watching multiple television series featuring Anthony Bourdain traveling the world

with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which is a different timeline of the same world Alexander Howard's The Other Valley, teenaged Odile lives in an isolated community that's bordered by two worlds the powerful Conseil, which makes decisions about who is allowed to anonymously travel between the worlds to observe loved ones from a distance, she accidentally sees and identifies visitors to her own world

You can click here to read her opinions in her own words. the population has been cut by more than half, inland seas spread across the globe, and much of the world's variation, richness, and natural world no longer exist.

Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the The book was, as one would expect, gut-wrenching to read as the destruction unfolded on these pages. Between 1868 and 1881 they would kill thirty-one million buffalo, stripping the plains almost entirely

ICYMI: A death-row inmate's desperate need for escapism leads to an elaborate world of magical thinking After a time, it seemed that the world inside the books became my world. The Enchanted brings us into the constricted world of a death-row inmate living in his "dungeon cell. He imagines a rich imaginary world full of fantastical visions, and these thoughts sustain him through affecting because of the weight of the situation and the powerful way Denfeld presents the inmate's inner world

listening to Melissa Caruso's time-travel fantasy adventure--the first in a duology-- The Last Hour Between Worlds For Bossy takes on books about faith, please check out these books . 02 The Last Hour Between Worlds In fact, the whole world seems to be in horrifying danger. after all--and cooperate with her nemesis Rika Nonesuch, the cat burglar, in order to try to save the world I'm listening to The Last Hour Between Worlds as an audiobook.

and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War is a wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery double agent for Britain’s MI6, to be appointed Resident in the KGB—and to ultimately help end the Cold War He does an excellent job of immersing the reader in Cold War-era mindsets, priorities, and sometimes

He dreams of being a princess when he grows up, and he would like to be called Poppy and wear the dresses Poppy's family is full of love, and they fear for Poppy out in the world. on their bravery and unwavering devotion to each other in order to face the potential cruelty of a world

series, an allied force of students faces the aftermath of their ambitious book-two plan to save the world The young people feel the weight of the world on their shoulders--and it really does seem to be up to Hart's debut novel links women in three timelines through blood and a powerful connection to the natural world In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of , struggle against the binds society attempts to put upon them, connect powerfully with the natural world

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the 01 Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinin Turpeinin's novel Beasts of the Sea spans three centuries, through she could legally have a drink, dedicated to her family, her religion, and her community, found her world Kingfisher imagines richly imagined fantasy worlds, and within them slots fantastically imperfect and

into the dynamic stirs up questions, disturbances, long-held resentments, and wonder about the outside world Norlin immerses the reader into the cloistered world of seven, each of whom is hiding from something, centering around a dramatic power shift and, ultimately, characters' newfound abilities to explore the world

historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful magical world which he feels simply because of Darnay's very existence--not to mention Darnay's more handsome, less world-worn stands on its own, but I did get bogged down by the extensive explanations of the workings of the faerie world

The Republican Party was (as we saw it) the party of war, big business, racism, and evangelical Christianity

But now she's dying, and in a panic, she makes a magical deal in which she lives on...in the world of But wars are being waged, and Rae quickly figures out that she's not the heroine of the story. as a prophet telling the future--she figures out that she's not the only one who came from the "real world

Divya sets the scene in the world of 2095. Humanity around the world is reliant on homemade and commercially manufactured pills--for health, for health, autonomy, and freedom; sometimes-necessary compromises; and the promise for the future of the world The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world. Years later Rose is a world-renowned physicist working to unlock the secrets of the hand and the curious

Crying in H Mart is beautiful, painful, and evocative. 02 The Space Between Worlds by Micah Johnson In The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson offers a wonderfully imperfect heroine and her fascinating She can travel through the multiverse, but only to worlds where another version of herself no longer secrets are revealed that connect various worlds and shake Cara to her core. In twentieth-century Idaho, elderly Zeno has lived a life filled with yearning, war, and unexpected late-in-life

Why would you do this? Trying to live where you can never thrive? Up here, nice feels such an alien word. I loved the dynamic only relevant to the world's tiny population of astronauts, in which the space-station traveling anywhere, they reflect, while the astronauts headed to the moon are stepping onto another world

Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty. Harrow has crafted a lovely adventure through different wonderfully imagined worlds (including the early but sometimes dark and destructive forces surrounding the explorers and collectors venturing through worlds She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like

his digestion, ability to chew, and his taste--at the time, he was unsure how long-term the effects would friends get him through multiple winters--until an unexpected visitor changes everything, opens up Sven's world There's a minor, secondhand, yet powerful focus on the brutality and destruction of war, but also significant As always in the world of Cormoran Strike, the details of the crime are often grisly and disturbing. would have wanted.

becomes determined to usher in a new age, where Excalibur will be reclaimed, Camelot will be secure from would-be misfits who don't inspire great confidence, but collectively, they fight to find a path forward in a world

relationship, in which he exerts control and constricts her actions--until she dares to dream of exploring the world I wonder if you would have wanted me if you found me like that: vibrant and loved and alive. moments of joy and begins to imagine an alternate path to freedom and discovering the wonders out in the world

Schwab returns to the world of the four Londons in the first of a wonderfully paced new series featuring The Fragile Threads of Power is set in the world of Schwab's Shades of Magic, with a return to the four magic but separated by doors, which were created in a desperate attempt to protect the magic of each world Delilah Bard is crossing worlds to take stock of the threats and power struggles. One may upend everything across four worlds--and one may possibly be able to save them all.

timeline follows Caroline and Patrick through twists and turns, through the ins and outs of the art world For my full review, check out The Tainted Cup . 06 The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir Pollution and multiple worlds' destruction drives the plot, and various characters' belief in their own

Blackburn and Naomi grow close as they anxiously await word of Jacob's fate halfway around the world. teaches at Western Carolina University) is also the author of other books set in Appalachia: Serena, The World fights for his life fighting police brutality, her fears about bringing a Black-Japanese child into the world

I loved Johnson's first book set in this complex, futuristic, postapocalyptic world of conflicting classes I was intrigued and fascinated with the layers of Micaiah Johnson's book The Space Between Worlds, which despises and an abrupt, suspicious, but brilliant City scientist (who also appeared in The Space Between Worlds Micaiah Johnson is also the author of The Space Between Worlds, a book I loved.

Alexander Howard's The Other Valley, teenaged Odile lives in an isolated community that's bordered by two worlds the powerful Conseil, which makes decisions about who is allowed to anonymously travel between the worlds to observe loved ones from a distance, she accidentally sees and identifies visitors to her own world and implications for the future, and other fascinating issues. 02 Just for the Summer (Part of Your World Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, Yours Truly, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After

Jaouad Suleika Jaouad was preparing to graduate from college and pursue her career dreams of becoming a war

of the same story, as our fantastic main protagonists shift and change, bravely outsmart those who would together--they'll have to work within their queen's bonds, yet reimagine the possibilities for the world

about what's possible, or explores issues like mortality, autonomy, or free will within an imagined world In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with Please click here for my full review of The Measure . 04 The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1 ) by O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir

Brown's debut fantasy novel offers a swirl of magical books, a makeshift team of world-savers, plenty And inside the enigmatic pages are the words Any door is every door. I was captivated by Brown's world of magic, alternate realities, the various books' powers, and by the

Bossy Book Gift Ideas: Science and the Natural World Shhh! harvested serviceberries alongside wild birds, she reflected on the importance of reciprocity in the world Rundell traces many of the fascinating creatures that currently face possible extinction around the world Atlas Obscura: Wild Life dives into over 500 captivating plants, animals, and natural world phenomena the heart of a bustling city, Atlas Obscura: Wild Life supplies intriguing elements of the natural world

Which other books would you include on this list? What fairy tales for grown-ups have you loved? going to be able to suspend my disbelief as I dove into the story, but Ivey engrossed me fully in the world Ivey's book To the Bright Edge of the World was also wonderful. Ji Lin is a young girl who would have dreamed of becoming a doctor if society would allow it, but she's dragons talk and are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal to their riders, and the novels explore world

Breq was part of the vast starship's consciousness and now she is forging ahead largely alone in the world can't explain why I continued to read this book, except that I hoped for a dramatic turnaround that would could save what for me was a bogged-down, uninteresting, oddly structured, slow march that felt like it would

Bringley's memoir about working as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, All the Beauty in the World I'm listening to this as an audiobook. 03 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art I'm listening to All the Beauty in the World as an audiobook.

Out Front the Following Sea, new historical fiction by Leah Angstman, it's 1689 and King William's War

After the World Falls Apart I have a fascination with postapocalyptic and dystopian books, and I think In her debut novel, Divya sets the scene in the world of 2095. Humanity around the world is reliant on homemade and commercially manufactured pills--for health, for I was hooked by Long's world-building, her evocative, immersive descriptions of the cold climate, and In one circumstance, referred to in the book's title, there is a captivating, dark, in-between world

alone and no one could see her—that she could do anything, say anything, think anything and no one would It's just the two of them, and in their world, her mother rules. Allusions were made to Cordelia's potential magic, and I suspected that her dramatic abilities would

becomes the legendary character of Merlin); and the complicating factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war

thing about saying yes to the first (and probably only) one-way interstellar voyage to settle a new world "It's not giving up on the world. It's making more of it. Isn't that the point? responsibility and culpability as Kitasei explains the reason for the ship's departure to populate another world relevant for Bossy purposes, I feel robbed that I read this on an e-reader because this cover, oh my word

His experiences as a neurosurgeon, in the war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended I wondered if his answers would be too easily reached or too pat, but Warren digs deeply into the realities

in order to savor the world the author so gorgeously created. This was a sweet world that I loved spending time in, and the fact that absolutely everything works out Famous Last Words  is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister. But Famous Last Words  doesn't use--or require--that structure; the twist is largely internal. For my full review, please see Famous Last Words .

who built her identity as a woman dedicated to her family, her religion, and her community, found her world While sharing what she learns was her husband's extended infidelity and her world-stopping surprise at

I loved this story about an expert in poisons, with banter and clever deduction in an imagined world. Kingfisher imagines richly imagined fantasy worlds, and within them she slots fantastically imperfect

Aoife McMahon (she also reads the audiobook versions of Rooney's books Normal People and Beautiful World Frances is a college student studying and writing poetry and regularly performing spoken-word pieces I wasn't clear on why thirtysomething Nick would be captivated by Frances's seemingly exhausting approaches The detail with which Frances picks apart and analyzes each nuance, each look, and each word of every Rooney is also the author of Normal People and the more recent book Beautiful World, Where Are You.

In Jo Harkin's debut novel world, many have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or It's 1926 in London, and recovery from the Great War inspires many in the city to dive into the wild worthwhile issues without ego, and in being actively involved in improving the lives of others around the world

I link below to my rave reviews of her books An Altar in the World (in which "Taylor explores the ways with deeper meaning") and Holy Envy (which I described as "a thought-provoking, accessible look at world Barbara Brown Taylor is also the author of An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith, Holy Envy: Finding

literary event invitations he'd received for the coming months and to put together a makeshift tour of the world and language and symmetry in novels, are frequently mistaken about the people who inhabit the actual world I wondered if Less Is Lost would rely heavily on the context of the first book, and after reading it, inject hope regarding the state of our country and grace for those with different manners of facing the world I loved being surprised by the depth beneath Arthur's sometimes absurd take on the world in each of these

story is full of danger, wonder, and emotional ties; the unforgiving nature and beauty of the natural world As always, I'm in for Heller's showcasing of the unforgiving, beautiful natural world; the sometimes-renegade His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word.

Schwab's return to the world of the Shades of Magic series (Kell! Delilah Bard! new characters!) Schwab The Fragile Threads of Power is set in the world of Schwab's Shades of Magic, with a return to magic but separated by doors, which were created in a desperate attempt to protect the magic of each world Delilah Bard is crossing worlds to take stock of the threats and power struggles. , A Conjuring of Light, here. 03 Lone Women by Victor LaValle There are two kinds of people in this world

Here, Fisher considers the phenomenon of Star Wars, which drew her into its unprecedented whirlwind when