Book reviews from Tin House Press — fiction, nonfiction, children’s and independent titles, read and reviewed by our editorial team.
When the cub first peeks out of her den, the world outside feels overwhelming. But with her mother’s gentle encouragement, she swims in icy water, dives below the surface, evades killer whales, and even briefly ventures out on her own. All along the way, the mother polar bear reminds her cub, “You can do anything.…I’m …
Julie wakes one morning to the “BANG / CRASH / BOOOOM” of the Chinese opera “thundering from the TV” while Poh Poh practices her sword dancing. Julie has so many questions. Over egg tarts in Chinatown, Poh Poh spins stories of growing up in China, where Cantonese opera performers frequented her father’s tea house. When …
The single-minded Zora Ravenal joined the Crimson Army to destroy her people’s greatest enemy. The Empire doesn’t just threaten the Commonwealth; its biggest figureheads are directly responsible for Zora’s most devastating loss. To take revenge, she argues her way into becoming a Knight Mage, with the power to protect her loved ones and stand up …
An advent calendar hangs on the wall: “The doors are fun to open. What could it be?” Decorations, toys, clothes, even food. It’s always a surprise. But no matter what’s inside, the refrain is the same: “Oh, I love traditions with my family!” The first-person narration is mostly a list of the found items, with …
The Glory Peak Ski Resort is founded in 1966 by Bill Macklemore, a World War II veteran–turned–ski instructor who developed a site near Fortooth into a premier skiing destination (it is said that “Fortooth was one of those towns where reality was far more potent than myth”). His devotion to his business is so all-encompassing …
