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'Tilt,' by Emma Pattee

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emma Pattee |Marysue Rucci Books

I cried more than once reading it. The book's cover image - a small model bird - comes from an anecdote about Annie's late mother's unrealized artistic ambitions that is as heartbreaking as any of the tragic scenes Annie encounters on her journey.
It Was Supposed to Be a Garden Oasis, but It Led to Unexpected Dangers

Aug 2, 2024 | nytimes.com | Helen Phillips |Marysue Rucci Books

Imagine a city like New York, but where intelligent robots, known as hums, walk, talk and perform all kinds of jobs. Here, young children universally wear smart watches that track their welfare. Almost everyone is addicted to personal virtual reality pods called wooms. This is the unsettling world of Helen Phillips's intense and propulsive new novel, "Hum."But this list of futuristic details may give the wrong impression.
Book Review: ‘The Storm We Made,’ by Vanessa Chan

Jan 2, 2024 | entertainment-mag.com | Vanessa Chan |Marysue Rucci Books

THE STORM WE MADE, by Vanessa Chan“Isn’t every man a good man and a bad man?” asks Cecily Alcantara, the protagonist of Vanessa Chan’s debut novel, “The Storm We Made,” which is set against the lead-up to Japan’s invasion and occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia) in World War II. The question, posed by a mother to a general who is scheming to overthrow the British, encapsulates the contradiction woven throughout Chan’s novel.
In This Debut Novel, Power Plays and Contradictions Abound

Jan 2, 2024 | nytimes.com | Vanessa Chan |Marysue Rucci Books

What to Read Find Your Next Book March Releases Critics' Reviews Editors' Choice 100 Notable Books What to Read Find Your Next Book March Releases Critics' Reviews Editors' Choice 100 Notable Books True to the promise of its title, "The Storm We Made" kicks up a weather system of epic proportions, ranging from military terror during World War II to domestic warmth. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
Enough About the Serial Killer. Let's Talk About His Victims.

Sep 19, 2023 | nytimes.com | Jessica Knoll |Marysue Rucci Books

FictionIn her new novel, "Bright Young Women," Jessica Knoll shifts our attention from a notorious criminal to the women who died by his hand.
In This Dark Fairy Tale, the Beauty Industry Is the Villain

Sep 9, 2023 | nytimes.com | Mona Awad |Marysue Rucci Books

FictionMona Awad's new novel, "Rouge," indicts the quest to be fairest of them all. Credit... Pamela Hanson/Trunk Archive When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. ROUGE, by Mona AwadAt what point, a woman approaching a landmark birthday might wonder, has one fully surrendered to the beauty industry?
On the Shelf: "Fellowship Point"

Aug 19, 2023 | emporiagazette.com | Marysue Rucci Books |Molly Chenault

Review by Molly Chenault“Fellowship Point” by Alice Elliott Dark, Marysue Rucci Books, 2022, $28.99. Celebrated children’s book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy — to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even more consuming, to permanently protect the peninsula of majestic coast in Maine known as Fellowship Point.
To Have and to Hold, Even if You Turn Into a Literal Shark

Aug 9, 2023 | newspub.live | Emily Habeck |Marysue Rucci Books

Even worse for the Pac-12, its list of potential partners had dwindled by then. By November, Fox had agreements with the Big Ten (as did CBS and NBC) and the Big 12, and ESPN had the SEC and A.C.C. Meanwhile, cord cutting had roiled the cable industry, even cooling ESPN’s voracious appetite for college football. It was around then that Amazon and Apple became serious bidders.
To Have and to Hold, Even if You Turn Into a Literal Shark

Aug 8, 2023 | nytimes.com | Edan Lepucki |Emily Habeck |Marysue Rucci Books

FictionIn her debut novel, Emily Habeck sets up an unusual conundrum for a pair of newlyweds. Aug. 8, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ETSHARK HEART: A Love Story, by Emily HabeckIn Emily Habeck’s beguiling first novel, Lewis and Wren have been married for only a few weeks when Lewis is diagnosed with a Carcharodon carchariasmutation. That explains his nose turning to nothing but cartilage, his intense thirst and appetite, and all those loose molars.