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Audiobook Review: Ol’ Blue Skin is Back in “Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising)”
The full ‘Ascendancy’ series promises to resolve the question of why Thrawn was seemingly cast out of the Chiss.
Audiobook Review: “Poe Dameron: Free Fall” Fills In the Story of All That Shifty Stuff
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ made clear that there’s a lot of ground to cover in Poe’s past; ‘Free Fall’ covers at least the top headlines.
Audiobook Review: “Doctor Aphra” and “Shadow Fall” Are Summer Escapes for Star Wars Fans
Two new Star Wars audiobooks, ‘Shadow Fall’ and ‘Doctor Aphra,’ are providing fans with listening material for nervous road trips or solo sunbathing.
Book Review: “Eighth Wonder of the World” Tells the Story of André, the Gentle Giant
‘In the ring, he had faced countless foes, but in real life, only one human being could challenge André the Giant. His name was André Roussimoff.’
Book Review: In “What Is At Stake Now,” Mikhail Gorbachev Exhorts the Whole World to Just Be Reasonable
Mikhail Gorbachev’s short but wide-ranging new book ‘What Is At Stake Now’ reads as an elegy to a more optimistic time in world affairs.
Book Review: “Traveler’s Guide to Batuu” Demonstrates the Depth of Galaxy’s Edge
The genius of Galaxy’s Edge is that it allows visitors to imagine themselves part of a story — even if they don’t see it unfolding before their eyes.
Review: “Star Wars Book of Lists” Catalogs a Galaxy Far, Far Away
ocusing almost exclusively on the 11 live-action films, ‘Book of Lists’ doesn’t sell itself as anything beyond a fun flip-through for Star Wars buffs.
Audiobook Review: “Golf’s Holy War” Celebrates the Eternal Verities of a Game That Needs to Change
Brett Cyrgalis’s book ‘Golf’s Holy War’ feels tangential at best to the conversations golfers really need to be having right now.
Review: Skywalker Rises a Little Higher in Star Wars Episode IX Audiobook
Rae Carson buttresses the shaky story for fans ready to flip 272 pages — or, in the case of the audiobook, to listen for nine-and-a-half hours.
Book Review: David Berry’s ‘On Nostalgia’ Examines the Urge to Look Back
If nostalgia goes away, will we miss it? That’s a chance we may have to take, as a clear-eyed view of the future becomes more urgent than ever.
Book Review: Emma Jane Unsworth’s “Grown Ups,” a Midlife Crisis Novel for the Instagram Era
“Grown Ups” is a genuinely adult look at a decade of life that’s gaining increasing attention as marriage and kids get pushed back — or pushed out.
Audiobook Review: Doctor Dolittle Comes Unflappably to Life
We don’t need Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle anymore, but his fans will always find ways to keep him around. A new audiobook series does just that.