Noorah Al-Gailani, Author, Chris Smith, Author Hawthorn Press $26.95 (288p) ISBN 978-1-903458-14-3
PW has complained for some time about the lack of informative books about Islamic holidays and celebrations, and this book begins to fill that void. Aimed at school-age children and their parents, it is loaded with activities, crafts, recipes and...
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Chris Smith, read by a full cast. Hachette Audio, unabridged, 13 CDs, 16 hrs., $35 ISBN 978-1-4789-3655-8
The structure of this book, which groups brief memories and insights from numerous people into a dialogue-like format, requires each narrator to name the speaker as well as his or her job and years of employment for every quote included. The...
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Greg James and Chris Smith, illus. by Erica Salcedo. Bloomsbury, $13.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-68119-709-8
In this tongue-in-cheek middle grade adventure, a kid without superpowers nevertheless discovers his true calling when he’s accidentally enrolled in a secret school for superhumans. Eleven-year-old Murph Cooper doesn’t have high hopes for the school,
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CC Sabathia with Chris Smith. Random House, $28 (288p) ISBN 978-0-593-13375-0
Former All-Star Yankees pitcher Sabathia brings the heat in his unsparing debut about overcoming his yearslong battle with alcoholism. He begins in 2015, when—after realizing he was “forty-eight hours into an epic drinking marathon” and about to...
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Bec Evans and Chris Smith. Icon, $25 (288p) ISBN 978-1-785-78903-8
In this useful guide, writing coaches Evans (How to Have a Happy Hustle) and Smith offer advice for developing a successful writing practice. Evans writes of being stymied in her creative efforts after switching to a more flexible job. Now, she...
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