We're back with another M&Q customer review. This week, Jess Horowitz recommends a summer novel you won't be embarrassed to be seen reading.Shanghai GirlsLisa See’s latest novel, Shanghai Girls, begins in 1937 and follows the adult lives of Pearl and May Chin, sisters who work as “beautiful girls,” epitomizing the modern, Western lifestyle to sell … Continue reading Citizen Review: Shanghai Girls
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Wheels Keep Turning
It's unusual to see a book from a university press reviewed in the New York Times Sunday books section. It's even more unusual for the reviewer to be musician David Byrne. But this is no ordinary book. Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities by Jeff Mapes is both a review of the increase … Continue reading Wheels Keep Turning
K.I.S.S. Off
I know you're busy people, so I'll keep this short.Kanye West has said, "I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life."Kanye West has a book … Continue reading K.I.S.S. Off
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