Stephanie Merry

Washington, D.C.

Book World Editor at The Washington Post

Book World editor at the Washington Post. Yoga teacher in search of the perfect veggie nacho recipe.

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The novel (still) sparking female midlife crises

1 month ago | afr.com | Stephanie Merry

Stephanie MerryMay 22, 2025 – 12.00pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Stephanie Mackley vividly remembers reading the end of Miranda July’s novel All Fours shortly after it came out in 2024: She was lying on a beach towel in her front yard, next to the raised beds and chickens, turning the pages in a book she had, by her own admission, “gobbled up”.
How Miranda July’s ‘All Fours’ took on a life of its own

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Stephanie Merry

How Miranda July’s ‘All Fours’ took on a life of its own (washingtonpost.com) How Miranda July’s ‘All Fours’ took on a life of its own By Stephanie Merry 2025051914000000 Stephanie Mackley vividly remembers reading the end of Miranda July's novel "All Fours" shortly after it came out in 2024: She was lying on a beach towel in her front yard, next to the raised beds and chickens, turning the pages in a book she had, by her own admission, "gobbled up." "I remember finishing it and just sort of...
Por que ‘Jogos Vorazes’ ainda mobiliza tantos fãs?

2 months ago | estadao.com.br | Stephanie Merry

Logo após retornar das férias, Sean Connors, professor de educação em inglês da Universidade do Arkansas, perguntou a uma sala de alunos se alguém havia passado esse período de descanso lendo o recentemente lançado quinto romance de Jogos Vorazes, Amanhecer na Colheita. Várias mãos se ergueram e, como ele recordou, “uma conversa bem interessante” se seguiu.
Por qué “Los Juegos del Hambre” se convirtió en un fenómeno transgeneracional

2 months ago | infobae.com | Stephanie Merry

Poco después de que Sean Connors regresara de las vacaciones de primavera, el profesor de educación en inglés de la Universidad de Arkansas preguntó a un aula llena de estudiantes si alguien había pasado sus vacaciones leyendo la quinta novela de Los juegos del hambre, recién publicada, Amanecer en la cosecha. Varias manos se alzaron y, como recordó, “se dio una conversación bastante buena”.
‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ continues the Hunger Games phenomenon

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Stephanie Merry

Shortly after Sean Connors returned from spring break, the University of Arkansas professor of English education asked a classroom of students if anyone had spent their vacation reading the recently released fifth Hunger Games novel, “Sunrise on the Reaping.” A number of hands shot up, and, as he recalled, “a pretty good conversation” ensued.
The 10 best thrillers of 2024

Nov 23, 2024 | spokesman.com | Stephanie Merry

The best thrillers of the year find long-standing series in fine form, as well as newcomers to the genre leaving their chilling mark. In 1975 Missouri, a cheeky one-eyed boy named Patch saves the daughter of a wealthy family from the grasp of a serial killer. The bleak repercussions of that incident reverberate for decades as one man is wrongfully convicted and Patch’s obsession with tracking down the real murderer threatens to upend the lives of everyone around him.
Review | Sophie Kinsella still writes happy endings. They’re just different now.

Oct 9, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Stephanie Merry

Sophie Kinsella. (John Swannell)Review by Stephanie MerryOctober 9, 2024 at 2:49 p.m. EDTSophie Kinsella knows a thing or two about happy endings. The British author who unleashed the credit-card-crazed Becky Bloomwood onto readers with the rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” in 2000 has sold more than 45 million copies of her many feel-good books.
Review: How does Bridget Jones’s Diary hold up as new movie looms?

Oct 9, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Jacob Brogan |Nora Krug |Stephanie Merry |Sophia Nguyen

Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary, the hit movie based on a novel by Helen Fielding. Upon realising there’s a fourth Bridget Jones movie coming in 2025, and that it’s been more than a quarter of a century since her diary became a sensation, staffers at the Washington Post’s Book World decided it was time to read (or reread) Helen Fielding’s novel to see how (or if) Bridget has stood the test of time. Nora Krug: When Bridget Jones’s Diary came out in the US in 1998, I felt seen.
Review | How does Bridget Jones hold up?

Oct 5, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Jacob Brogan |Nora Krug |Stephanie Merry |Sophia Nguyen

Renée Zellweger in “Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason.” (Universal/Studio Canal/Miramax/Kobal/Shutterstock) Review by Jacob Brogan , Nora Krug , Stephanie Merry and Sophia Nguyen October 5, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT Upon realizing there’s a fourth Bridget Jones movie coming in 2025, and that it’s been more than a quarter of a century since her diary became a sensation, staffers at Book World decided it was time to read (or reread) Helen Fielding’s novel to see how (or if) Bridget has stood the...
Liane Moriarty review: Here One Moment, the best-selling Australian author’s new book

Sep 21, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Stephanie Merry

In Here One Moment, Liane Moriarty once again weaves a tale of survival, fate, and the human desire to control the uncontrollable. Photo / Uber PhotographyIn Here One Moment, Moriarty’s 10th novel, the Australian author once again sends her characters into existential chaos. A lot of pop culture talk these days revolves around the idea of world-building and those distinctively initialled fantasy authors who do it so well (J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, N.K. Jemisin).