Parody speaks the truth while facing criticism
Reporter Justine Wade talks about the parody book “If You Give a Pig the White House” and the criticism it’s receiving.
Category: Book Review
New novel tackles love and incurable diseases
How does one love another that they can never touch? This is the heartbreaking question at the root of Rachael Lippincott’s YA novel “Five Feet Apart,” based on the screenplay by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Laconis. Lippincott was born in Philadelphia and graduated with a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. One of the producers for the upcoming film, set to debut March 15, asked Lippincott to write a young adult novel based on the script. “Five Feet Apart” circles around two teenagers, Will and Stella, who both have cystic fibrosis. The two meet while in the…
A book that can bring a lot of light
Brittany Claramunt @BrittClaramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com Russian is not my first or second language, nor do I know much about its culture, but that didn’t stop me from reading “Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo. Shadow and Bone is the first book in a trilogy that follows a girl, Alina, who is saved from going to war because she learns she has the ability to create light. She is taken from the fields to Ravka court where she meets the Darkling, a powerful man who can create darkness. In a nation ravaged by darkness and monsters, her ability can help her nation…
McQueen rants about ‘FAKE NEWS’
Dan McQueen, the former Corpus Christi mayor who infamously resigned after 37 days in office, wrote a book, although reading it is much closer to an experience. I could write an entire thesis on the book, there is truly so much to talk about. But let’s start with the cover. The cover of “37 Day Mayor – Truth – FAKE-NEWS – America’s Future” reminds me of a fake magazine cover that I had to make in my sophomore high school computer class with Microsoft Word (yes, not even Paint). I got a B on the assignment out of pity; a…
Podcast turned book brings new faces to familiar story
“Welcome to Night Vale” is a novel based on a podcast of the same name. The story is the first book written for the podcast by series creators Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Unlike the previous books we reviewed, “Mostly Void, Partially Stars” and “The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe,” which were novelized transcripts of the first two seasons; “Welcome to Night Vale” is an original story following two new protagonists in their struggles in the titular town. In Night Vale, the weird and supernatural are commonplace parts of life. The story follows Jackie Fierro, the perpetually 19-year-old proprietor…