Donna Edwards
Text Editor and Book Reviewer at Associated Press
they/them • Text editor and book reviewer at @AP • former: @OUDaily and @DJNF 💫 少し日本語が話せます。💫
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2 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Donna Edwards
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em on a multi-day, drunk-driving road trip in middle-class middle of America to find their missing father with a garbage goth girl named Yivi whom they met two weeks ago in an Airbnb basement. That seems to be the mantra for “Make Sure You Die Screaming,” Zee Carlstrom’s debut novel from Flatiron Books. The first-person narration follows no-name Gunderson, nonbinary queer person, at what surely must be their rock-bottom.
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3 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Donna Edwards
The modern fairy tale is a tricky thing, what with phones and cities and all the trappings of now that tend to suck the magic out of a story and make it impossible to suspend disbelief. But Natalia Theodoridou’s debut novel aces the assignment. “Sour Cherry,” out Tuesaday from Tin House, is a masterfully crafted reimagining of the tale of Bluebeard, a serial wife-killer who punishes the women’s curiosity with death.
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1 month ago |
apnews.com | Donna Edwards
Book Review: Debut poetry collection ‘Scream/Queen’ views trans identity through horror 1 of 2 | This book cover image released by Acre Books shows “Scream/Queen” by CD Eskilson. (Acre Books via AP) 2 of 2 | This book cover image released by Acre Books shows “Scream/Queen” by CD Eskilson.
Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too
1 month ago |
apnews.com | Donna Edwards
So you read “The Fault in Our Stars” or watched John Green on YouTube, and, if you’re like me, you probably thought, “I would read or watch anything this mind produced for public consumption.” Even if it’s a 200-page nonfiction thesis on tuberculosis arguing why it should be Public Enemy No. 1 and on its way to eradication.
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1 month ago |
apnews.com | Donna Edwards
Sometimes reading poetry can feel exhilarating, like you are finally seeing and being seen. Other times it’s a slog that leaves you desperate for a nap to process what you just read. Patrycja Humienik’s debut poetry collection, “We Contain Landscapes,” is a healthy mix of both. A self-described queer immigrant, Humienik considers questions of chronic illness and inheritance, of a daughter’s duty and an immigrant’s place in the world.
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“The Close-Up” checks many boxes: steamy, suspenseful, surprising, meta. But it’s author Pip Drysdale’s momentous writing and underlying musings on legacy and love that really drive the novel home. Read my @APEntertainment review: https://t.co/zWVGqPxt3g
IT'S DONE AND IT'S HERE This project involved 2 spreadsheets, a doc, probably over 100 emails, and countless hours of reading (I basically doubled my read books for the year). Take a gander at my AMAZING gift guide for young readers (and young at ♥️) https://t.co/j9cLdrx2et
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