Who's Reading What on Wednesdays?

Each week, Early Career Committee members are asked to recommend a book published by a house other than their own. Here are their (anonymous) picks...

Silent Movie | June 12, 2013

This week I discovered a new-to-me picture book, Silent Movie, which came out just over ten years ago. The story follows a Swedish family who immigrates to New York City in 1909. It’s set up like a silent movie, sparse …

Exclamation Mark | June 5, 2013

“He stood out from the very beginning.” Exclamation mark wants to be like his peers, a group of periods who all look the same. He tries everything to fit in, but it’s just no use. One day, when exclamation mark …

A Little Book of Sloth | May 29, 2013

While not everyone agrees with The Washington Post that “sloths are the new kittens,” A Little Book of Sloth is definitely full of four-legged cuteness. This non-fiction book, written by National Geographic explorer, filmmaker, and writer Lucy Cooke, introduces readers to …

My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park’ | May 22, 2013

What starts as a writing assignment turns into an epic tale of love: the love between brothers, parents and children, and significant others; and the love of baseball, Broadway, and Mary Poppins. A lot to cram into one novel? Never! …

The Lucy Variations | May 15, 2013

Lucy Beck-Moreau used to have it all figured out. Endless rehearsals and a nonexistent social life were a small price to pay for a future of certainty, a future in which she becomes the best concert pianist the world has …

Drama | May 8, 2013

This year, Free Comic Book Day and Star Wars Day, May (the) 4th (be with you) collided, creating a nerd explosion across all hemispheres of the Internet. In celebration, I picked up a graphic novel I’ve been meaning to read …

Meant to Be | May 1, 2013

If you fell in love with Ann and the French Kiss or looked around the airport for your one true love after reading Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, then this is the book for you. Lauren Morrill takes …

Just One Day | April 24, 2013

Can one day change the course of a life? ‘New York Times’ bestselling author Gayle Forman answers with a resounding “yes” while tugging at heartstrings in ‘Just One Day’, the first book in what is shaping up to be a …

Eleanor and Park | April 17, 2013

What finally moved me to pick up Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Eleanor and Park’ wasn’t the cover (though it’s gorgeous in its simplicity), or the flap copy (star-crossed misfits who fall in love!), or that amazing blurb by John Green (nerdfighters unite!), but …

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | April 10, 2013

Meet Timmy Failure, the unfortunately-named narrator, artist, and hero of this hilarious new middle grade series. Timmy is the CEO and lead detective of Total Failure Industries. It’s a small startup for now: just Timmy and his business partner, a …