The Ithacan

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Former President George W. Bush’s new book of paintings, “Out of Many, One,” contains awful art made by an even more awful person.

For fans old and new alike, “Klara and the Sun” is an instant classic and a fantastic addition to Ishiguro’s laudable career.

Gates’ book is rooted in science and is a great way to conceptualize climate change. However, at the end of the day, the greed of the business world got everyone into this mess.

“A Bright Ray of Darkness” is a backstage dark-comedy about an actor’s fall from grace, written by Hollywood big name Ethan Hawke.

In his memoir, “A Promised Land,” President Barack Obama had the potential to come to terms with the shortcomings of his administration, but instead he creates an idyllic image of himself.

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new book, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” isn’t stellar, but Cuomo’s stories about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic are compelling.

Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s newest project is a spoken-word album and poetry book with poems about love and life.

In “Midnight Sun,” a “Twilight” saga novel from Edward Cullen’s perspective, author Stephenie Meyer only solidifies Edward’s predatory behavior.

When John Bolton announced he was writing a book about his experience as national security adviser, pandemonium ensued.

Author Suzanne Collins explores President Coriolanus Snow, the villain from the original series, in a prequel set 64 years before “The Hunger Games.”

Behind a bright red and yellow cover, Maryland-based rapper Logic unveils his debut novel and New York Times Best Seller “Supermarket.”
“Supermarket” is set in a present-day fictional version of Baker City, Oregon, and is narrated from the perspective of Flynn, a struggling writer in his 20s, who was recently dumped by his partner.

Senior writer Jake Leary sat down with a collection of Ithacan writers, editors and producers to round out 2017.