Emily Donaldson

Book Critic, Editor

Leavitt_My Book of Life by Angel (MY BOOK OF LIFE BY ANGEL by Martine Leavitt)LONG MAN Amy Greene (LONG MAN by Amy Greene)Catherine Gildiner_After the Falls (AFTER THE FALLS by Catherine Gildiner)STRANGE BODIES Theroux (STRANGE BODIES by Marcel Theroux)Michael Helm_In the Place of Last Things (IN THE PLACE OF LAST THINGS by Michael Helm)Cordelia Strube_Planet Reese (PLANET REESE by Cordelia Strube)Toby’s Room (TOBY’S ROOM by Pat Barker)OH MY DARLING Shaena Lambert (OH, MY DARLING by Shaena Lambert)How Should a Person Be (HOW SHOULD A PERSON BE? by Sheila Heti)Kingsolver_Lacuna_EDRevr (THE LACUNA by Barbara Kingsolver)THE HOTELS OF NORTH AMERICA Rick Moody (THE HOTELS OF NORTH AMERICA by Rick Moody)Bridge ELLIOT GIRLS (THE ELIOT GIRLS by Krista Bridge)summer_books_2013 (THE BEST OF SUMMER READING 2013)BLOOD WILL OUT Walter Kirn (BLOOD WILL OUT by Walter Kirn)Doyle_A Great Feast of Light (A GREAT FEAST OF LIGHT: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age by John Doyle)Barnes_Pulse_Donaldson (PULSE by Julian Barnes)Wright_Mr Shakespeare’s Bastard (MR. SHAKESPEARE’S BASTARD by Richard B. Wright)The Age of Hope (THE AGE OF HOPE by David Bergen)THIS IS HAPPY by Camilla Gibb (THIS IS HAPPY by Camilla Gibb)Elisabeth Harvor_All Times Have Been Modern (ALL TIMES HAVE BEEN MODERN by Elisabeth Harvor)No One Is Here Except All of Us (NO ONE IS HERE EXCEPT ALL OF US by Ramona Ausubel)Simpson_Falling_Final (FALLING by Anne Simpson)The Red House (THE RED HOUSE by Mark Haddon)Magnified World (MAGNIFIED WORLD by Grace O’Connell)Graham_Gwethalyn (Gwethalyn Graham’s EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN)KNOW THE NIGHT Maria Mutch (KNOW THE NIGHT by Maria Mutch)Simpson_An Orange from Portugal (AN ORANGE FROM PORTUGAL: Christmas Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland Anne Simpson ed.)Field Guide to Lies – Daniel Levitin (A Field Guide to Lies by Daniel J. Levitin)Cartographer – P S Duffy (THE CARTOGRAPHER OF NO MAN’S LAND by P. S. DUFFY)Michelle Berry_This Book Will Not Save Your Life (THIS BOOK WILL NOT SAVE YOUR LIFE by Michelle Berry)Westhead_Pulpy and Midge (PULPY AND MIDGE by Jessica Westhead)Danesi_Forever Young (FOREVER YOUNG: The “Teen-aging” of Modern Culture by Marcel Danesi)Strange Gift DOWDING (THE STRANGE GIFT OF GWENDOLYN GOLDEN by Philippa Dowding)Prose_Goldengrove_EDRev (GOLDENGROVE by Francine Prose)Scalawags (SCALAWAGS: Rogues, Roustabouts, Wags & Scamps—Brazen Ne’er Do Wells Through the Ages by Jim Christy)Ballad of Jacob Peck (THE BALLAD OF JACOB PECK by Debra Komar)THE TEMPORARY GENTLEMAN Sebastian Barry (THE TEMPORARY GENTLEMAN by Sebastian Barry)THE STRANGE CASE OF RACHEL K Rachel Kushner (THE STRANGE CASE OF RACHEL K by Rachel Kushner)Young_Waging Heavy Peace (WAGING HEAVY PEACE By Neil Young)Our Man in Iraq (OUR MAN IN IRAQ by Robert Perišic)Joanna Goodman_You Made Me Love You (YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU by Joanna Goodman)Mooallem_Wild Ones (WILD ONES: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America by Jon Mooallem)Permanent Member of the Family BANKS (A PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE FAMILY by Russell Banks)The Age of Miracles (THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker)Faulks_Engleby_EDRev (ENGELBY by Sebastian Faulks)Winter Death of Donna Whalen (THE DEATH OF DONNA WHALEN by Michael Winter)Mighton_The Myth of Ability (THE MYTH OF ABILITY: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child by John Mighton)THE PIANO TUNER Kurt Palka (THE PIANO TUNER by Kurt Palka)Annabel Lyon_Encore Edie (ENCORE EDIE by Annabel Lyon)US CONDUCTORS Sean Michaels (US CONDUCTORS by Sean Michaels)THE RIGHT TO BE COLD by Sheila Watt-Cloutier (THE RIGHT TO BE COLD by Sheila Watt-Cloutier)Winterson_Why Be Happy (WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? by Jeanette Winterson)Hough_The Culprits_EDRev (THE CULPRITS by Robert Hough)Barnes_Nothing to be Frightened Of_EDRev (NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF by Julian Barnes)Sherrar_Testify and Goobie BOTH (TESTIFY by Valerie Sherrard BORN UGLY by Beth Goobie)Wonder_Dominique Fortier (WONDER by Dominique Fortier)ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING Evie Wyld (ALL THE BIRDS, SINGINGby Evie Wyld)The Fallen (THE FALLEN by Stephen Finucan)Itani_Requiem_EDReview (REQUIEM by Frances Itani)Gray_Reluctant Genius (RELUCTANT GENIUS: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell by Charlotte Gray)HOW TO BE BOTH Ali Smith (HOW TO BE BOTH by Ali Smith)Ellis et al_Whispers from the Ghetto1 (WHISPERS FROM THE GHETTOS by Kathy Kacer and Sharon McKay CHILDREN OF WAR Voices of Iraqi Refugees by Deborah Ellis)Taylor_Man in Uniform_EDRev (A MAN IN UNIFORM by Kate Taylor)JULIET WAS A SURPRISE Bill Gaston (JULIET WAS A SURPRISE by Bill Gaston)Barker_Life Class_EDRev (LIFE CLASS by Pat Barker)OUTSIDE IN Sarah Ellis (OUTSIDE IN by Sarah Ellis)Ellis et al_Whispers from the Ghetto2 (WHISPERS FROM THE GHETTOS by Kathy Kacer and Sharon McKay CHILDREN OF WAR Voices of Iraqi Refugees by Deborah Ellis)Guo_Chinese Dictionary for Lovers_EDRev (A CONCISE CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR LOVERS by Xiaolu Guo)Chris Fisher_Third and Long (THIRD AND LONG by Chris Fisher)Boyko BLOOD AND DARING (BLOOD AND DARING by John Boyko)Gartner_Explosives_EDReview (BETTER LIVING THROUGH PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES by Zsuzsi Gartner)Peacock_Paper Garden_EDRev (THE PAPER GARDEN: Mrs. Delany {Begins Her Life’s Work} at 72 by Molly Peacock)UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK Elvis Costello (UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK by Elvis Costello)THE BEAR – Claire Cameron (THE BEAR by Claire Cameron)Judy Fong Bates_Midnight at the Dragon Café (MIDNIGHT AT THE DRAGON CAFE by Judy Fong Bates)Baggio_Girl in Shades (GIRL IN SHADES by Allison Baggio)THE GOLD EATERS Ronald Wright (THE GOLD EATERS by Ronald Wright)Next

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