by Simon Rich
Humorist and novelist Simon Rich's New Teeth is a warmhearted, laugh-out-loud collection of 11 stories about the pressures of modern life and the importance of family. Family values take center stage in "Learning the Ropes," in which two bloodthirsty pirates learn to parent a charming toddler, as well as in "The Big Nap," in which a two-year-old hardboiled detective teams up with his new baby sister to solve one of life's mysteries. Meanwhile, in "Chip" and "Clobbo," two unlikely employees--an outdated AI
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by Georgina Pazcoguin
Memoirs by performing artists who have achieved a level of renown in their field can often be rhapsodizing nostalgia jobs. As Georgina Pazcoguin might put it: oh, honey, that is so not Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina. With her aggressively entertaining memoir, Pazcoguin, a proudly foulmouthed New York City Ballet soloist since 2013, has set out to take the shine off her profession's glittery image: "Onstage, we're graceful and as ethereal as mist, but once the pointe shoes and tutus come off,
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by Alex Richards
When We Were Strangers is an affecting, expertly told contemporary YA novel that explores the complexity of love, loss and family.
Seventeen-year-old Evie Parker is mourning the sudden death of her father when she makes a shocking discovery: on the day he died of a heart attack, he was going to leave Evie and her mother. He was planning to move in with his receptionist, Bree, who is "beautiful and young, fresh and blond" and pregnant. Evie, hoping to spare her mother further heartbreak, unpacks her
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