Las Vegas Review of Books

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"Lorelei Lee would have loved Las Vegas." Happy Hundredth Anniversary to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"! lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/happy-annivers…

"Swift carefully built her career on her persona of the relatable girl next door who wears T-shirts and sneakers, but now she name-drops the designer brands." A review of Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl": lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/lyrics-2/

"Is Kristian's mentorship the magic elixir that leads Ryan to international success? Or is it a poison that leads to his death?" A review of the novel "Underspin," by E. Y. Zhao: lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-35/

"Waterfield’s translation offers a lucid narrative of imperial decay and a warning to the free societies of the future about how democracies decline by prioritizing expediency over justice." A review of the new Thucydides edition: lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/history-7/

"Ada Limón’s lines grab you by the lapels." A review of her new poetry collection, "Startlement": lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/poetry-22/

"The novel relies less on immersion than on momentum, exploring Sinatra’s fascination—and later disillusionment—with politics and mob life." A review of P Moss's "Screwing Sinatra": lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-34/

Unlike the Washington Post, LaVeRB still regularly publishes book reviews.

"Those who wish to address the complex and difficult modern world need to possess minds capable of holding and assessing and articulating multiple, intersecting ideas." Celebrating 75 years of Lionel Trilling's "The Liberal Imagination": lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/happy-annivers…

"The novel offers an inside view of the justice system in Northern Nevada—the relationships between judges and jailers, prosecutors and police officers, lawyers and lawbreakers." A review of Gabriel's Urza's "The Silver State" (@AlgonquinBooks): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-33/

"Weiss, a longtime music journalist, is at his best when describing Spears's hit songs." A review of "Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly," by Jeff Weiss (MCD Books): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/nonfiction-4/

"Whereas 'Fun Home' was steeped in tragic family history and classical literature, 'Spent' is riddled with influencer parodies and ecological dread." A review of Alison Bechdel's new graphic novel: lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/graphic-novel/

"Is this an extended metaphor for the Big Brother of modern techno-surveillance?" A review of Aisling Rawle's novel "The Compound" (@randomhouse): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-31/

"Christle's verses dart and digress, refusing to stand still and stay in one place." On Heather Christle's new book of poems, "Paper Crown" (Wesleyan University Press): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/poetry-21/

"Though the novel is haunted by ghosts and memories, it is leavened with refreshing frankness and humor." A review of Jessica Francis Kane's new novel, "Fonseca" (@PenguinBooks): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-30/

"The media ecology that Baron describes in 'The Martians' seems strikingly similar to the digital landscape we live in now." A review of David Baron's new book (@LiverightPub): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/history-6/

"What is the role of the underground in a city that bears its vices boldly on its surface?" A review of Jon Wynn's novel "The Set UP" (@belt_publishing): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-32/

"'This is the Nevada I knew,' Elcano tells us, 'slick-haired and shifty.' He’ll see much more of it as a PD." On Gabriel Urza's new novel, "The Silver State": lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/fiction-33/