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John Maytham's Book Reviews: 19 February 2021 19 February 2021 5:02 PM books John's 3 book picks this week. 1. Thriller: Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman, is the latest Alex Delaware thriller, he helps his friend Detective Milo Sturgis solve a cold case. 2. Novel: Outlawed by Anna North, fits within a genre termed the feminist western, is an alternative history of a town where fertility is an issue, and where a western outlaw gang is reimagined with barren women or non-binary people. 3. Non-Fiction: The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World That's Pulling Apart by...

Rethinking Policy for Black America Systemic racism is baked into every aspect of American life. These policies can help dismantle inequities in education, housing, health, policing, and more. Christina Animashaun/Vox Last summer, millions of Americans took to the streets across the country to protest the violence Black Americans have suffered at the hands of police. It sparked what has been called the largest civil rights movement of our time — one that saw worldwide demonstrations, new demands placed on lawmakers, and white people and non-Black people of color pledging to speak up agains...

The Western genre is not the first that comes to mind when looking for literary fiction exploring femininity, gender, and identity. However, readers who pick up Anna North’s most recent literary release, “Outlawed” are in store for just that, along with intimate prose and fast-paced action. “In the year of our lord 1894, I became an outlaw. Like a lot of things, it didn’t happen all at once.” Such begins the riveting, action-packed tale of Ada. A reimagining of the Western genre through an alternate history with a feminist lens, North crafts a compelling tale fol...

Loh Leaving Bloomsbury Amid Restructuring By Jim Milliot | Bloomsbury has restructured the consumer division of Bloomsbury USA. Under the realignment, v-p and publishing director Cindy Loh, along with two other employees, will leave the publisher. Adrienne Vaughan, Bloomsbury USA executive director and chief operating officer, will assume the publishing director duties.With the restructuring, Loh’s direct editorial reports—Nancy Miller, associate publisher and editorial director; Liese Mayer, adult fiction editorial director; and Mary Kate Castellani, children's editoria...

The school reopening debate, explained in 600 words Vox.com 2/5/2021 German Lopez © Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images A public school classroom in Bruz, France, on May 12, 2020. If there’s one thing everyone seems to agree about during the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s that we have to eventually reopen schools for in-person teaching. Where there’s less agreement is what, exactly, is required to make that possible. Some of that disagreement bubbled up in the past few weeks, as some teachers unions across the country argued that vaccinating teachers and other school staff i...