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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Book Review: Allison Larkin's latest is a heartfelt story of small-town America, set in her hometown
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Book Review: Allison Larkin’s latest is a heartfelt story of small-town America, set in her hometown 1 of 2 | This book cover image released by Gallery Books shows “Home of the American Circus” by Allison Larkin. (Gallery Books via AP) 2 of 2 | This book cover image released by Gallery Books shows “Home of the American Circus” by Allison Larkin.
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Book Review: ‘Awakened’ is a breath of fresh air in the world of modern magic novels 1 of 2 | This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows “Awakened” by A.E. Osworth. (Grand Central Publishing via AP) 2 of 2 | This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows “Awakened” by A.E. Osworth. (Grand Central Publishing via AP) Wilder wakes up one day suddenly able to speak and understand every language.
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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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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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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.
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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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