Blog Posts tagged as: readalikes

This Is How You Lose the Time War (and Win at Book Publicity)

Elizabeth

It all started with a Tweet. Twitter user @maskofbun posted a picture of This Is How You Lose the Time War, a 2019 novel by Amal El Mohtar and Max Gladstone. The tweet said:    read this. DO NOT look up anything about it. just read it. it's only like 200 pages u can download it on audible it's only like four hours. do it right now i'm very extremely serious. pic.twitter.com/Pzb2FWvFlg — bigolas dickolas woIfwood (@maskofbun) May 7, 2023   And the Internet paid attention. A book that got reasonable critical acclaim when it was first published has now rocketed up sales…

A (Folk)Tale as Old as Time: 3 Folklore Retellings

Jessica

I recently went to see Hadestown on Broadway. If you’re unfamiliar with the musical, it is a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. The story goes like this: Eurydice is trapped in the Underworld as a result of a deal she made with Hades. Orpheus travels there to rescue her, and they are told that they can walk out of Hell, but if he looks back at Eurydice as they walk out, she has to return to the Underworld permanently. Just as they’re about to escape, Orpheus is plagued by doubt and turns to make sure that Eurydice is still following him. She gets pulled back into Hell as he laments…

Angie Thomas: A Perfect Evening

Elani R. | BookMatch Teen

Brooklyn Public Library hosted New York Times bestselling author Angie Thomas in its Grand Lobby | Photo by Gregg Richards 
I had the honor of attending a discussion and interview led by poet and librarian Adeeba Rana with the YA author Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give, On the Come Up). The audience got to know quite a bit about one of their favorite authors and let me tell you that many laughs could be heard that night! Angie and Adeeba went back and forth about relevant topics, especially about speaking one’s truth which really stuck with me. Angie…