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January 4, 2022

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 4, 2022. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in January 2022.

Book Review

Breaking Ground

by Jeremiah Rood

"Breaking Ground" is a masterful essay collection that wrings meaning out of a pandemic year. Moving from the summer of 2020 to the spring of 2021, these essays trace the changing face of the Covid-19 pandemic, from lockdowns to Black... Read More

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The End of Burnout

by Ashley Holstrom

Thorough in analyzing the history and psychology of work and exhaustion, Jonathan Malesic’s book suggests ways to revamp a system that burns people out. Malesic quit his tenured university position when he realized that the work no... Read More

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Explorers of Deep Time

by Rebecca Foster

“Paleontology is one of the most familiar and accessible of all sciences,” Roy Plotnick proclaims. Why? Dinosaurs, of course. Drawn in as children, a lucky few get the chance to make a career out of serendipitous fossil discoveries.... Read More

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Phenotypes

by Eileen Gonzalez

A man grapples with his past and his racial identity in Paulo Scott’s novel "Phenotypes". Federico and his brother Lourenço are both Black. But Federico, being light-skinned, escapes much of the prejudice that Lourenço faces. These... Read More

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Sunrise

by Karen Rigby

In Susan May Warren’s novel about a steady, fated romance, "Sunrise", a prodigal son returns to the shadow of Denali to take up the mantle of a bush pilot, all while confronting memories of the woman he left behind. After his estranged... Read More

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