Breaking the Mold

Published: April 4, 2019, 10 a.m.

Gwen and Frank meet a handful of characters who aren't bothered by what other people think. Plus: the pros and cons of reading reviews, the extra voice in translations,\xa0and the no-person's-land between picture books and middle-grade fiction.\xa0

Book Recommendations:

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, \xa0translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Sarah Berman's Closet\xa0by Maira Kalman

The Princess in Black series\xa0by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, art by LeUyen Pham

Also mentioned:

The End of Eddy\xa0\xa0and\xa0History of Violence\xa0by\xa0\xc9douard Louis\xa0

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

NYPL's Poem in Your Pocket Day

Shrill \u2014\xa0the Hulu series and the book\xa0by Lindy West