
Book Review
Mondays
Journalist and book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews the latest books and such for KMUW on air and right here. Discover new reviews on Mondays.
Latest Episodes
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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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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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Like life, Michelle Huneven's newest novel, "Bug Hollow," has it all.
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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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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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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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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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'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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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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'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.