Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel
By Kang Jiyoung; translated by Paige Morris
Rumors of a middle-aged female assassin roil Seoul’s underworld.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at Politics and Prose Friday to say hi, grab a voucher, or just chat about books! Here’s what we discovered while there.
Does your budding bookworm prefer a little non with her fiction? Share a couple of these factoid-filled new titles with her!
Bad Feminist
By Roxane Gay
A thought-provoking revelation about what it means to be human.
Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight
By Jay Barbree
A fresh perspective on an American hero who did the impossible and touched the stars.
Blackboard: A Personal History of the Classroom
By Lewis Buzbee
A baby boomer reflects on his life as a student.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Having said that, here are August’s winners.
The Bone Clocks: A Novel
By David Mitchell
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A teenage runaway is drawn into a mysterious contest between good and evil in this labyrinthine tale.
A Smithsonian educator discusses the problems of presenting the past to the public.
