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Newsletter #235

June 3, 2019

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Lanny

Lanny

by Max Porter

MADE-UP

A family of three (mom, dad, and small son) resides in an English hamlet, a site with historic roots that's now a commuter suburb of London. All the mod cons, but with room for a creative kid to roam... (James)

Cover of The Mastermind: Drugs, Empire, Murder, Betrayal

The Mastermind: Drugs, Empire, Murder, Betrayal

by Evan Ratliff

TRUE

Paul Le Roux is a Zimbabwean-born software coder who might have built the Uber of prescription painkillers—exploiting the complexity and anonymity of the internet to create a massive business in the g... (Tom)

Cover of Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

by Jonathan Stutzman and Jay Fleck

MADE-UP

Those of you familiar with the quirks of Cretaceous-era evolution might be aware of the problem our hero, Tiny, faces: "It is very difficult to hug with tiny arms." So what do you do when your friend... (Tom)

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