The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Posted on | September 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
The debut novel from n+1 co-founder and editor Chad Harbach revolves around a baseball team and their improbable success at a small liberal arts college in Wisconsin. However, as things begin to go awry on the diamond, the characters lives are deeply impacted, both on and off the field.
Little, Brown and Co. / September 7, 2011
Bookscore: 8.8/10
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
Posted on | September 9, 2011 | No Comments
The Magician King is Lev Grossman’s sequel to the best-selling Magicians, published in 2009. The story follows a group of friends and wizards and their adventures in the magical world of Fillory. Despite being a fantasy adventure novel, it has been especially praised for its realistic portrayal of human emotions and the pains of growing up.
Viking Adult / August 9, 2011
Bookscore: 8.3/10
The Submission by Amy Waldman
Posted on | September 9, 2011 | No Comments
Former New York Times journalist Amy Waldman‘s first novel imagines the aftermath of a fictional terrorist attack on New York City. After a jury unknowingly selects an Muslim-American architect to design the ensuing memorial, society’s ideals and humanity are tested much in the same way they have been since September 11, 2001.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux / August 16, 2011
Bookscore: 8.7/10 Read reviews
The Secret Knowledge by David Mamet
Posted on | August 26, 2011 | No Comments
David Mamet, the successful playwright and screenwriter, releases a book chronicling his switch from the left to the right of American politics. A quote on the book’s cover reads: “The struggle of the Left to rationalize its positions is an intolerable, Sisyphean burden. I speak as a reformed Liberal.”
Sentinel HC / June 2, 2011
Bookscore: 4.3/10
House of Holes by Nicholson Baker
Posted on | August 26, 2011 | No Comments
Subtitled A Book of Raunch, House of Holes is the newest work by Nicholson Baker, author of other erotic books such as Vox and The Fermata. The novel features a sexual fantasyland, The House of Holes of the title, where guests come to live out their wildest desires.
Simon & Schuster / August 9, 2011
Bookscore: 7.6/10
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