Whoah. Hold onto your bookbags. We have a lot coming out this week, and our staff is buzzing about it!
FICTION
The Bees by Laline Paull
A L E X: “A few chapters into The Bees I realized what a feat of writing I was witnessing. I was already immersed in hive culture and shown how antennae can be set to “puzzled” or “stern” and that a queen bee’s love can suffuse the air with a scent of security and warmth. Oh, and how one’s fate in life can be deeply felt yet completely unknown at the same time, a preordained mystery. All from just a few chapters, written in language that communicated clearly and was also pleasurable to take in. I knew that I’d be involved once I heard the gist (“The Handmaid’s Tale meets the Hunger Games” and a bit of Animal Farm, I’d add)…
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