Books: Fiction
- Nina Revoyr on 'Wingshooters,' bigotry in small Wis. town
In "Wingshooters," Nina Revoyr tells the story of change in a small, isolated town in central Wisconsin during the Vietnam War and post-Civil Rights era.The Daily Circuit, May 23, 2012 - Book pick: 'The Professionals' by Owen Laukkanen
Kerri's book Pick of the Week is "The Professionals," a thriller by Canadian writer Owen Laukkanen. She says it's dramatic and creative with "a really unusual setup that touches on the economy we're in and the employment picture for young people."The Daily Circuit, April 30, 2012 - Book pick: 'Watergate' by Thomas Mallon
Kerri's book Pick of the Week is Thomas Mallon's "Watergate." The New Yorker called it "historical fiction that unfolds with the urgency of a thriller."The Daily Circuit, April 23, 2012 - Thomas Mallon's Watergate
Author Thomas Mallon is out with his latest historical novel, "Watergate." The narrative weaves the stories of seven characters for a view into what life during the Nixon presidency looked like.April 23, 2012 - Book pick: 'Wingshooters' by Nina Revoyr
Kerri's book Pick of the Week is "Wingshooters" by Nina Revoyr. The Los Angeles Times calls it "a searing, anguished novel about racial bigotry in a small, insulated Wisconsin town named Deerhorn, where people who were born there tend not to leave."The Daily Circuit, April 16, 2012 - Jonathan Odell on 'The Healing,' Mississippi slavery
Jonathan Odell, author of 'The Healing,'explores the subversive role equality in pre-Civil Rights Mississippi plays in the healing of an oppressed people.The Daily Circuit, March 19, 2012 - Book pick: Suzanne Collins' 'The Hunger Games'
The New York Times called the young adult novel, in which a group of children are forced to fight to the death in an annual competition, "brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced."The Daily Circuit, March 12, 2012 - Book pick: Henning Mankell's 'The Fifth Woman'
Kerri's Pick of the Week is 'The Fifth Woman' by Scandinavian crime writer Henning Mankell. It's the sixth book featuring Mankell's most famous character, Inspector Kurt Wallander, a police officer in the small Swedish town of Ystad.The Daily Circuit, March 5, 2012
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From the book table: An Extraordinary History of Objects
December 6, 2012, 14:12 PM Tis the season for holiday gifts – and plenty of hard-bound goods have been arriving on the Daily Circuit book table as we get into the wintery days. My favorite new discovery from the table this week is Stephanie LaCava’s new book, An Extraordinary Theory of Objects (just released this Wednesday), which is truly a Read more → -
2012′s notable books
November 28, 2012, 14:11 PM As we draw near the end of the year, the inevitable “best of” lists begin to arrive on every news site. Yesterday, The New York Times released its annual 100 Notable Books list. Here on The Daily Circuit, we were excited to see that a number of amazing authors Kerri and Tom interviewed over the Read more → -
From the book (and magazine) table: Matter
November 14, 2012, 17:11 PM This week's book table is instead a magazine table - focusing on a site brought to Kerri's attention on Twitter, which led to quite The Daily Circuit science geek-out fest. Read more → -
What classic should we read next?
November 8, 2012, 10:11 AM 'Goodnight Moon?' 'The History of Standard Oil?' Plus share your thoughts about "A Streetcar Named Desire." Read more →
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