Yvonne Zipp

3 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Yvonne Zipp

How do you like your murder served? For those who want a side of learning with their escapist fare, April offers a trove of new mysteries with literary, musical, and historical underpinnings. There are also current events and a smattering of philosophy. Or at least a philosopher who seems perpetually in danger of being smattered by the martial arts experts who surround him. While these books tend toward enjoyable pastiches, at least one rises to the level of an art form.

Nov 1, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Yvonne Zipp

“Children have been underestimated for hundreds of years,” says an old woman in Katherine Rundell’s new fantasy, “Impossible Creatures.” “Why are you continuing the tedious tradition?”None of the six novels for young people featured in our fall roundup makes that mistake. The books demand a lot of both their characters and their readers. From Gayle Forman’s “Not Nothing” to Kate DiCamillo’s “The Hotel Balzaar,” brave and resourceful children make discoveries about themselves and their worlds.

Nov 1, 2024 | everand.com | Yvonne Zipp

Where may a child run freely – exploring without a screen blocking their view of the world or an overprotective parent shooing adventure safely away? In the pages of a book. “Children have been underestimated for hundreds of years,” an old woman says in Katherine Rundell’s new fantasy, “Impossible Creatures.” “Why are you continuing the tedious tradition?”None of these authors make that mistake. The six books demand a lot of both their young characters and their readers.

Sep 17, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Yvonne Zipp

Lady Justice is supposed to be blind to questions of wealth – but those shiny gold coins sure do seem to affect her scales in a quintet of new mysteries. To say nothing of her hiking up a mountain or through a snowstorm in blindfold, robes, and sandals. Perhaps Justice finds it swifter to travel via private plane? That may be why private investigator Jackson Brodie has this tendency to try to reassign blame to a guiltier party, in Kate Atkinson’s bestselling series.

Sep 17, 2024 | everand.com | Yvonne Zipp

Lady Justice is supposed to be blind to questions of wealth – but those shiny gold coins sure do seem to affect her scales in a quintet of new mysteries. To say nothing of her hiking up a mountain or through a snowstorm in blindfold, robes, and sandals. Perhaps Justice finds it swifter to travel via private plane? That may be why private investigator Jackson Brodie has this tendency to try to reassign blame to a guiltier party, in Kate Atkinson’s bestselling series.