Monday is Labor Day, holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. While the library will not be open on Labor Day, we did put together a list of books for all ages…
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All Kinds of Lives (August 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Content warning for this review: the book being reviewed is pretty gross, it’s a horror book. Discussing the content of the book may be a little gross too. If you like being grossed out, you may enjoy this book! If not, you may want to check out something else. A novella written in pieces, a…
Fantasy / Fiction / Max Reviews / Sci - Fi
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is the dark space fantasy I didn’t know I needed. In a galaxy with nine ancient houses with nine rulers and heirs adept in different forms of necromancy, the Emperor needs necromancers. Each necromancer has their swordsman, their loyal cavalier primary, except the ninth. Gideon, an orphan raised by…
If you love books about fairies, Disney, the movie Pinocchio, magic, adventure, family, friendship, love, and fantasy, I highly recommend you checking out “When You Wish Upon A Star” By Elizabeth Lim. This is another great Disney Twisted Tales series I have read along with other ones I have checked out in the past. This…
Filled with suspense and social commentary, Jackal filled me with dread and outrage throughout the book. This debut novel by Erin E. Adams takes place in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the author’s hometown, which is largely white and racially segregated. Jackal follows 32 year old Liz Rocher as she travels back to the town for her best…
All Kinds of Lives (July 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
If you love music, classical music, and the composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, I would highly suggest you read this Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in One Hundred Pieces! This is a great music history book that dives into the stories behind Beethoven’s musical compositions that the author discusses in the book. Norman Lebrecht reveals through Beethoven’s…
Last week, I made a post about the literary career of Octavia E. Butler in celebration of her receiving the inaugural Infinity Award, which is meant to honor authors who have passed but whose legacies live on. To celebrate not just her career, but also her legacy, I wanted to put together a companion reading…
In May, Octavia E. Butler was awarded the inaugural Infinity Award, which aims to award writers who’ve passed but whose legacies continue to inspire. To celebrate her legacy, I wrote a small piece about her works in the library’s monthly newsletter about diversity of social and family situations, All Kinds of Lives. I have expanded…
July is known as Disability Pride Month! Disability Pride initially started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. That same year, Boston held the first Disability Pride Day. This month is meant to celebrate disabled persons embracing their disabilities as integral parts of…
If you enjoy stories involving magic, spooky tales, seances, adventure, etc. you need to check this book out! This was a great middle school children’s book that had all of the above mentioned with so many twists and turns that I could not put this book down and had to finish it in one sitting!…
Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. That’s the tagline for Holly Jackson’s Five Survive, a teen thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole read. What starts off as a road trip from Philadelphia to a warm spring break destination turns into a tense hostage situation, with a sniper keeping six…
Autumn tends to be the season that gets the most credit for being the spooky season, but summer offers its own opportunities for thrills and chills- summer camp shenanigans, vacations gone wrong, cult rituals, and more! Now that it’s officially summer, I wanted to compile a list of some great horror books and movies set…
All Kinds of Lives (June 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Hijab Butch Blues chronicles the life of Lamya H, a queer Muslim writer and activist, through a series of salient and beautifully written prose essays. The essays range in topic and span much of Lamya’s life. In it, Lamya covers topics ranging from xenophobia, islamophobia, coming to terms with their own queerness, her experiences as…
The Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, but it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay,…
Station Eleven NovelStation Eleven is a novel written and published by Emily St. John Mandel in 2014. It’s a story that takes place in the great lakes region before and after a fictional flu pandemic that has killed off most of the population. As a sub-plot the story follows a group of performers as they…
If you are a big fan of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner , and historical fiction I would highly suggest checking out Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb. I am a big fan of Frank Sinatra and love the era of classic Hollywood so I had to read this book…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. This month-long celebration demonstrates how LGBTQ Americans have strengthened our country, by using our…
At the start of every decade, ten teenage semidioses are selected by Sol to compete in a series of challenges, known as The Sunbearer Trials. The winner of these challenges will become the Sunbearer, carrying light and life to all temples of Reino del Sol to replenish the Sun’s power. The loser of the trials…
The host of our biography book club, Angelina, recommends April’s book club choice: Finding Me by Viola Davis. About her memoir, Davis says: This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose…
I have been wanting to read Anatomy: A Love Story for a while on my To-Read List and finally have gotten the chance to check this one out and this was a wonderful Young Adult Historical Fiction book I have read in quite some time! The story is set in early 19th century Edinburgh, Scotland…
My colleague Chelsey recommended Andy Weir’s (then) new book about a year ago and I was intrigued and added it to my TBR list. But that’s a long list and I just recently got to reading it. I loved it! Project Hail Mary, like Weir’s huge hit The Martian, is about the human side of…
All Kinds of Lives (May 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
May is Jewish American Heritage Month! This month gives us the opportunity to celebrate the diverse and vibrant history, culture, and contributions of Jewish Americans through the years. There area many ways to celebrate Jewish American Heritage. One way we are celebrating at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers is through this reading list that…
If you are a big music history and opera fan I would highly recommend reading the book “Opera: The Definitive Illustrated Story” By Alan Riding. As a big opera lover I really loved reading this book. It took me into the history and world of opera that dates back to its origin in 17th-century Italy…
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10,…
The Wicked Ones is a Disney young adult book that tells the backstory of Cinderella’s stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. The book gives us a glimpse into what caused them to become the stepsisters we know from the movie Cinderella. The book starts off when Drizella and Anastasia are young girls and their father mysteriously leaves…
What happens when an act of violence done to you turns you into a monster? Rachel Harrison’s Such Sharp Teeth tries to answer that question with a authentic story of unresolved childhood trauma and post-traumatic stress told through a horrific and fantastical werewolf horror story, with a touch of humor and dash of romance. As…
Earth Day is April 22nd! There are many ways to celebrate Earth Day, and one of the ways we are celebrating at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers is through this discovery list of books and movies for all ages to enjoy about eco-friendly activities, climate justice, Indigenous land stewardship, sustainable living, enjoying the beauty…
All Kinds of Lives (April 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Leech is a gothic science fiction horror story that is about a young doctor from the Interprovincial Medical Institute that takes on a mysterious medical case at an isolated chateau after the baron’s former physician passes away suddenly. The young doctor will take on a challenging assignment at the baron’s chateau due to a mysterious…
April 11th is national pet day! To celebrate at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, we have compiled a discovery list of books and movies that our pets recommend! Tessie Recommends: The Beagle Handbook by Dan Rice Here is detailed advice for owners of this cheerful breed, which is adaptable as a hunter or a…
When it comes to lesbian romance novels, I’m pretty easy to please, all I want is a happy ending and some interesting characters. Shamim Sarif’s 2008 novel I Can’t Think Straight far exceeded these expectations. At the start of the novel, Tala, a lively London-based Palestinian with family ties to Jordan, is preparing for her…
National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 to celebrate the integral role of poets and poetry in our culture. One of the ways we are celebrating National Poetry Month at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers is through this discovery list of our favorite poetry collections and poems.…
Suspense novels and psychological fiction are not my go-to genres, but sometimes I am not in the mood for a lovely, uplifting book and I want a book that I cannot put down. Amanda Pellegrino’s The Social Climber was the perfect choice, and I was so totally engrossed in the story that I let a…
The book Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury is truly for all ages as you follow the main characters through each season, their friendship, and understanding the meaning of life. This book is a great reminder to stop, be kind to yourself, and remember that the small things are just as important and…
After Life A group of newly-dead people are in a way station between heaven and Earth where they are given three days to choose a favorite memory which they will relive for eternity. Beyond Skyline When the population of Los Angeles is vacuumed off the face of the Earth, Detective Mark Corley storms his way…
All Kinds of Lives (March 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
If you are looking for a delicious Vietnamese restaurant I highly suggest you visit CaliBasil in North Beverly, MA. This hidden gem is located in the Shaws and Panera Bread plaza off of Route 1A. CaliBasil offers a variety of great Vietnamese cuisine ranging from warm Phos to banh mi sandwiches. They also have incredible…
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California as a “Women’s History Week” in 1978, which corresponded with March 8, the International Women’s Day. In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups successfully worked together and lobbied for national recognition of Women’s History Week. Women’s History Week was celebrated in March until…
Podcasts Reply All Reply All is a show about the internet, hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi. Our show first aired in 2014, and nowadays is downloaded around 5 million times per month. Hidden BrainHidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex…
It is award season! In celebration with the 95th Academy Awards ceremony tomorrow night, we have compiled a list of recommendations based on nominees. This discovery list includes at least one book recommendation for every film nominated in the Best Picture category. All Quiet on the Western Front If All Quiet on the Western Front…
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him–the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected…
How to Build a Human : in Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turner A celebrated science writer draws upon the most recent discoveries in paleoanthropology and evolutionary biology to present the seven most important steps leading to Homo sapiens. Horse by Geraldine Brooks On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his…
Upload From the Emmy-winning Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks & Rec) comes a hilarious new sci-fi comedy. In the future people can upload their consciousness to a luxurious digital afterlife. When party boy Nathan gets uploaded to a virtual resort he meets the down-to-earth Nora who starts as his customer service “angel”, but becomes so…
Watergate : a new history by Garrett M. Graff From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full scope of the scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants who made it the most influential political event of our modern…
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ground-breaking comic strip series, Dykes to Watch Out For brings together a new collection of cartoons recounting the lives and loves of a diverse group of lesbian friends, in a volume that features selections from eleven previous…
All Kinds of Lives (February 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
When I saw this book in the catalog I had to place this one on hold to read and check out. I read the prequel to this book which is called The Daughter of the Moon Goddess. The Daughter of the Moon Goddess was an excellent read if you are interested in checking that one…
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar Regarded as Lamar’s most confessional body of work, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers is a concept album that analyzes and reflects on his life experiences during his therapy journey. Its lyrics touches on a variety of personal themes, including childhood and generational trauma, infidelity, and…
If you love Thai food or looking for something new to try to eat, you need to visit a local restaurant in the heart of downtown Danvers called Sawasdee Danvers. This is a wonderful small restaurant that has excellent food, great staff, and a relaxing atmosphere to sit down to enjoy a meal with your…
With Valentine’s day coming up, I have complied a list of ten romantic comedies starring queer main characters over the past thirty years. Historically, romantic comedies featuring LGBT+ leads have not had the same financial or social support from Hollywood as those featuring cisgender, heterosexual characters. While this means there are not as many mainstream…
February is Black History Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.…
Watercress by Andrea Wang Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents. Bathe The Cat by Alice McGinty Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the…
January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 2005, the United Nations declared the 27th of January to be International Holocaust Remembrance Day in honor of this anniversary. To commemorate this day, the UN urges us to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of…
I have fallen into the habit of pre-ordering books that I am excited to read, and then they show up on my Kindle and I do not remember exactly why I ordered them. This means that I am reading books without preconceptions or specific expectations, and I am enjoying them much more (for the most…
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Discussing everything nineties, including film, music, sports, TV, politics, changes regarding race and class and sexuality, a New York Times bestselling author shows how this decade brought about a revolution in the human condition that we are still groping to understand. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Prince…
I first picked up this book because the cover was gorgeous and the title intrigued me. But then I started reading it and couldn’t put it down. It appealed to me in so many ways. As an immigrant who moved to the United States in my late twenties, I have often felt that I am…
All Kinds of Lives (January 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna Marie McLemore Three teens chase their own version of the American Dream during the Roaring 20s in this YA remix of The Great Gatsby. A Costume for Charly by C.K. Malone Charly thinks outside the box to find a Halloween costume that represents their feminine and masculine…
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanAs Edith, her best friend of forty-two years who is dying of ovarian cancer, spends her last days at a hospice near her, Ashley, stumbling around into heartbreak, helps Edith celebrate her life as they reminisce, hold on, and try to let go. We Are The Light by…
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. When the…
Heart of The Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan After winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin is forced to flee again and venture to the Immortal Realm where she and her companions encounter legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs. Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch Willow and Mason, two teens who…
Is Gregg Olsen’s novel The Hive a thriller? A mystery? Do I really know the difference between the two? Some people call it a murder mystery, and others categorize it under “drama;” while I think it’s mostly a psychological thriller. There are two mysteries that detective Lindsay Jackman is trying to solve; while investigating the…
Author Jodi Picoult is one of my very favorite authors, and I am now looking forward to reading more by Jennifer Finney Boylan. Mad Honey reminds me of Jodi Picoult’s earlier books, which is a positive, in my opinion. I loved that the authors included a short explanation of how they came to write a…
The Heart Principle is Helen Hoang’s third entry into The Kiss Quotient Series, which gained popularity thanks to TikTok. Personally, I was not a huge fan of The Kiss Quotient and completely skipped The Bride Test, but a friend of mine insisted I try The Heart Principle, and I’m so happy I gave Hoang’s writing…
All Kinds of Lives (December 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
I am not going to look back through my previous reviews to see how many books I have declared are the “best book I have read all year,” or “all-time top ten favorite,” but as I am prone to hyperbole, I think a lot of books share this “honor.” And when I declare it, I…
Based on a true story, The Forty Elephants takes the reader into the dark underworld of 1920’s London and the all girl gang called the “Forty Elephants” whom the main character Alice Diamond becomes part of. In the beginning of the book we meet Alice who is struggling to support her family, survive the world…
Here is a book that jumped up to the top of my favorite-books-of-2022 list, and I doubt that I will read another book this year that will nudge it out of first place. The story has small-town, heartwarming appeal and has multiple narrators/perspectives; my favorite narrator is a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus (full name:…
Meena Dave, the main character in Namrata Patel’s novel The Candid Life of Meena Dave, is a photojournalist and traveler. Meena allows her photography to lead her in her journeys, and prefers to live without a home base, without roots, and with no long-term attachments. Meena lost her parents in a tragic accident when she…
I was excited when The Great Gatsby entered the public domain last year, and Anna-Marie McLemore’s Self-Made Boys did not disappoint! This young adult remix of The Great Gatsby provides layers of complexity and nuance to the familiar characters and story. This reimagining of the American classic tells the story through the queer and Latinx…
Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting is told from multiple perspectives, from the viewpoints of a group of strangers who ride the train every day, yet never interact. They have all noticed each other, and even have nicknames for each person, based on their assumptions of each one’s appearance. One day, when Piers (Iona’s nickname for…
We mystery lovers have many good choices for Native American Heritage Month. Here are just a few. Tony and Anne Hillerman’s acclaimed Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee and Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series set in the Four Corners area of the American Southwest and featuring Navajo detectives Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito. Tony…
All Kinds of Lives (November 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
November is Native American Heritage Month. The National Congress of American Indians tells us: [t]he month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an opportune time to educate the general public about tribes, to raise a general…
I spent the week before Elin Hilderbrand’s latest novel came out trying to arrange my reading schedule to finish a book the night before The Hotel Nantucket showed up on my Kindle. I miscalculated, as always, but I came close. I really enjoyed The Hotel Nantucket, but I do wonder, would I have liked it…
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan’s newest collaborative mystery novel came out early last month and still has a long line of readers excited to check out this new title! Here are some similar titles to keep you occupied while you wait for a copy of Mad Honey to make its way to you: featuring…
If you’re not already a fan of Open Mike Eagle, be prepared for his newest album Component System with the Auto Reverse to be an experience. If you’re already a fan, then you know to expect an experience, I’m here to say it’s an incredible experience! In the second track of the album “TDK Scribbled…
If you like sweet, uplifting stories, and you like books with a little magic sprinkled in, I highly recommend The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. Mika Moon was orphaned young, as most witches are, due to a centuries-old spell-gone-haywire. Mika was ready to hide her magic and avoid spending time with…
This gothic chilling ghost story tells about the eccentric Winterbourne Hall that resides in the English countryside in Cornwall by the sea. The book is set in time periods in 1947 Cornwall and present day New York City. We are introduced to Alice Miller in the beginning of the story where she discovers a job…
All Kinds of Lives (October 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
This was such a great, charming, and sweet romantic young adult graphic novel that had all the feels and an amazing storyline. Crumbs is about a teen named Ray who is a seer that is trying to figure out her place in the world as well as work on her magical powers she has been…
Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15-October 15 every year. This reading list highlights 30 titles (non-fiction and fiction for adults, children, and young adults) by Latinx authors available here at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers.
All Kinds of Lives (September 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
The protagonists in this book Lou and King are everything! I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book. It has a great summer feel to it. I mean when you read about ice cream throughout the entire book, you can’t help but think about summer. On the flip side we see the dark…
This is a sweet, lovely and engaging story about Esme Nash, who moves to New York City seven years after she had planned to move there with her college boyfriend, Liam. Before graduating college, Esme and Liam had found an apartment and landed jobs in New York City. Just a day or two before Esme…
The Lost Summers of Newport is a historical fiction that tells the stories of three women who encounter the gilded mansions of Newport, RI and the secrets and lives of the rich who resided in these magnificent homes . The book focuses on three main characters Andie, Ellen, and Lucia “Lucky: who live in different…
This middle grade book tells the story of Yasmeen, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl who moves from her mostly Arab neighborhood in Detroit to San Antonio, Texas. She and her family face racism on their drive to their new home and Yasmeen continues to face it as she navigates 7th grade battles and friendships in a…
In this novel, Meg moves to New York City with her husband and two young children. They have moved from Los Angeles into a borrowed Tribeca loft when Meg’s husband, Iliya, gets a promotion as the head of global membership of a private club. Meg is a copywriter, and she is feeling unmoored as she…
Growing up, I was a huge fan of the pseudo-punk bands that ruled the Warped Tour circuit. I was also a closetted nonbinary person. Naturally, Laura Jane Grace, frontwoman of Against Me!, was an inspiration to my high-school aged self when she came out as transgender in 2012. In 2016, she released a tell-all memoir…
I love this book, and I can assure you that you do not have to be a gamer to enjoy this novel. My biggest video game accomplishment is being a mediocre Frogger player back in the day, and I honestly did not realize that the book was about video games before I started reading. The…
This is one of Kelly Yang’s newest books and gives readers a glance into the Asian experience during Pandemic times. I think stories like this one are important to read, especially for young children. It builds understanding, compassion, and empathy and helps us move beyond the hurtful and harmful stereotypes. New From Here is a…
Colleen Hoover. So many patrons have been coming in lately looking for her books. Many don’t have a particular book in mind, but they’ve heard she’s good and want to try a book of hers. Wondering what brought on this surge in popularity, I Googled it: TikTok. She had been growing in popularity for a…
In her second memoir, Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson chronicles her journey of trying to live “furiously happy”. Lawson struggles with depression and other mental illnesses, so life is harder for her in a lot of ways. However, her memoir is filled with humor as she writes about Rory the [taxidermied] raccoon, her trip to Australia,…
The Great Passion by James Runcie is an excellent book I highly recommend reading and checking out. The book is set in early 18th century Leipzig, Germany where 13-year old Stefan has just lost his mother due to illness. Stefan’s father decides to send him to a school in Leipzig to help him cope with…
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is about a 1970’s rock band that split at the peak of its popularity. The reasons for why were a mystery, until a writer starts writing an oral history of the group and the whole story, the true story, starts to come out. The entire book…
Liv Green has been a fan of author Essie Starling since she was a schoolgirl. When young Liv was trying to make sense of her world after losing her father in an accident, she wrote to the author and much to her surprise and gratitude, she received a warm response from Essie Starling. Liv became…
All Kinds of Lives (August 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
“Five hundred and thirty years ago, a young woman sat before a Grecian-nosed artist known as Leonardo da Vinci. Her name was Cecilia Gallerani, and she was the young mistress of Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan. Sforza was a brutal and clever man who was mindful that Leonardo’s genius would not only capture Cecilia’s beguiling…
This book kept me guessing until the end, even when I was sure that I knew what was going on. Honestly, it is not hard to keep my guessing; I am terrible at predicting what will happen in a story and I do not spend much time trying to figure out plotlines and cliffhangers.The Woman…
“When Ada Calhoun stumbled upon old cassette tapes of interviews her father, celebrated art critic Peter Schjeldahl, had conducted for his never-completed biography of poet Frank O’Hara, she set out to finish the book her father had started forty years earlier. As a lifelong O’Hara fan who grew up amid his bohemian cohort in the…
