Two Books to Add to Your Reading List This Autumn
Just our type.
Here are two must-read books to add to your reading list. Featured in NUVO’s Autumn Issue, Rebecca Peng provides an in-depth review.
Literature
Inside Henry’s Townhouse: An Elegant Recreation of Regency London
London awaits.
Calling all Jane Austen fans: London has a new hotel for you. Tucked away on a residential street in the central London neighbourhood of Marylebone, Henry’s Townhouse is a six-key boutique hotel secreted away in an enchantingly restored terraced house once occupied by Jane Austen’s older brother Henry.
A Stunning New Hotel with a Library of Rare Books
Raffles Doha.
Forty thousand. That’s how many books were purchased for the two new hotels, Raffles Doha and Fairmont Doha, occupying Qatar’s newest sky-scraping landmark, the Katara Towers. This is no ordinary collection of books—it’s thought to be one of the single largest book purchases ever. Rare finds and first editions are included in the mix, most of which are at Raffles Doha.
The Obscure Champion of Francophone Writing Who Called for Canada to Join the U.S.
Prosper Bender.
Bender’s premature death announcement in some ways prefigures his eventual eclipse in the history of Canadian imagination.
A Literary Quarantine and the Power of Story Time
Soothing words.
Remember when you would gather on the floor for story time? The anticipation of a new book or a favourite story read aloud is a fond memory many have of the library.
A Tale of Post-Internet Publishing: Turning Controversy into Verse
What happened to the book?
NUVO Thoughts: Immediately, I am faced with the consequences of the interplay between the idea of the book and this unfathomable thing, the Internet. There is a change taking place in the publishing industry because of the Internet. That change made this book possible. What has happened to the book?
Kevin Kwan
Crazy, rich, real.
The Singapore-born, New York–based author’s Crazy Rich Asians trilogy explores the unbelievable lives of Asia’s elite.
France’s Short Story Dispensers
While you wait.
Should you ever find yourself waiting in line at the city hall in Grenoble—a surprisingly flat city nestled among the base of the French Alps—you will discover an unexpected way to bide your time.
