6 new paperbacks for reading list By Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
Published: January 24, 2021, 6:04am
Share: A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen. (Harper)
It’s a new year, and time for hope and self-examination and … maybe some new books? Visit your local bookstore and wish them well for 2021 and don’t miss that new-in-paperback table, which might hold these recommended titles and many more.
• “A Beautiful Crime” by Christopher Bollen (HarperCollins, $16.99). “What makes the crime in Bollen’s stylish new novel so beautiful is that the perps’ plan works out even better than they’d hoped at least for a while,” wrote Washington Post reviewer Dennis Drabelle of “A Beautiful Crime” last year. In a plot that sounds very Patricia Highsmith-influenced, the tale focuses on two young New Yorkers and co-conspirators determined to carry out a fraudulent plan including some questionable silver and a crumbling palazzo in Venice, I
Itâs a new year, and time for hope and self-examination and . maybe some new books? Visit your local bookstore and wish them well for 2021 â and donât miss that new-in-paperback table, which might hold these recommended titles and many more.
âA Beautiful Crimeâ by Christopher Bollen (HarperCollins, $16.99).
âWhat makes the crime in Bollenâs stylish new novel so beautiful is that the perpsâ plan works out even better than theyâd hoped â at least for a while,â wrote Washington Post reviewer Dennis Drabelle of âA Beautiful Crimeâ last year. In a plot that sounds very Patricia Highsmith-influenced, the tale focuses on two young New Yorkers and co-conspirators determined to carry out a fraudulent plan including some questionable silver and a crumbling palazzo in Venice, Italy. At a time when we canât visit Venice ourselves, Drabelle suggests, âyou might want to settle for a few cuticle-biting hoursâ with thi
It s a new year, and time for hope and self-examination and . maybe some new books? Visit your local bookstore and wish them well for 2021 — and don t miss
The disruption to the industry’s rhythm has led to more emphasis on blockbusters and less airtime for the quirkier titles that, despite the odds, still made it into print. Here are some you may have missed – they deserve a spot on any bibliophile’s shelf, or on the list for the ‘nice’ readers in your life. Remember, books make the best gifts!
Exhale: Queer African Erotic Fiction (BlackBird, R200). An anthology of short stories arising out of the HOLAAfrica! Project, this collection is wrapped in the idea of a release, a letting go. It’s an orgasm, frankly – promising so much more than seven minutes in heaven.