Look for It Archive
Look for It: The Queen’s Lover
On May 8, 2012 In Look for It
Mindy Withrow of The Discarded Image notes the June release of Francine du Plessix Gray's new novel, The Queen's Lover.
Look for It: The Lola Quartet
On April 14, 2012 In Look for It
Mindy Withrow of the Discarded Image previews Emily St. John Mandel's third novel, The Lola Quartet, releasing May 2012 by Unbridled Books.
Look for It: The Coffins of Little Hope
On April 14, 2011 In Fiction Reviews, Look for It, Publishing News
The Coffins of Little Hope is Timothy Schaffert’s fourth book but apparently the first one to garner a review in the New York Times. Published by one of my favorite small presses, Unbridled Books, the novel releases in hardcover on April 19. I’ve heard bits and pieces about this novel, but the NYT review
Look for It: The Tell-Tale Brain
On January 7, 2011 In Evolution, Look for It, Nonfiction Reviews, Publishing, Publishing News, Science
The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes Us Human is the newest (January 2011) by V. S. Ramachandran. If you listen to WNYC’s Radiolab podcast, you’ll recognize the name of the author. Ramachandran is an amazing neuroscientist whose regular appearance on Radiolab often comes with not only a cool accent but also mind-wrinkling