Hour Detroit Magazine
December 23, 2020
Best Books of 2020: The Margot Affair, A Burning, The Address Book, and Craft Cocktail are among are top picks.
In 2020, there were the big political books, like
Rage by Bob Woodward; celebrity memoirs, like
The Meaning of Mariah Carey; and new installments from big-name writers such as John Grisham, Elin Hilderbrand, and Stephen King. There was even the new
Twilight installment,
Midnight Sun. (Not that I read it. Cough. Cough.) Tucked in between these big releases was a plethora of not-to-be-missed titles. Here’s a handy guide to the best books of 2020.
(Clarkston Potter)
The New Craft of the Cocktail
Two of the best-known publishers of New York’s Big Five scene are promising a media-spanning concept at their new independent press.
Cindy Spiegel, left, and Julie Grau. Image: Spiegel & Grau, Eric Borman
Topping Out at 20 Books Per Year
With the clock ticking down on a year that’s seemed interminable, many in the United States’ publishing industry have been cheered by today’s news (December 18) that Cindy Spiegel and Julie Grau are back as Spiegel & Grau.
In social channels, you can feel the smiles as the news gets around among a quarter-century’s fans of their work.
Grau and Spiegel’s work in the past has included:
Scott Burns: It’s time to find our hearts
When the top 1% has more wealth than the bottom 90%, it’s more than a money statistic. It’s about caring for others.
Volunteer Royle King (left) waved goodbye to people who waited in line for food at the Chris Howell Foundation s drive-through community relief drive at the Senior Life Center in Lancaster on Nov. 20. Unemployment caused by the pandemic has worsened the divide between rich and poor in the U.S.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
It seems timely.
In fact, journalist Vance Packard’s book was published in 1989. In the 31 years since, the question has only gathered relevance and momentum. Wealth in America has become ever more concentrated. And the gap between wealthy and ordinary people has become unfathomable.
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