Alta Monday Book Review
THE LATEST
Happiest Place on Earth
In Disneyland and the Rise of Automation, Roland Betancourt uncovers the stories behind the theme park’s legendary rides.
THE MONDAY BOOK REVIEW
Everyday Magic
Rachel Khong talks to Edan Lepucki about My Dear You.
7 min
Lives We Perform
Sarah Stone’s linked novellas in Marriage to the Sea follow a theatrical family through grief, love, and the complications of self.
Recruiting You to the Barricades
In Privacy’s Defender, Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director Cindy Cohn illuminates highs and lows of her career and life.
Alta’s Recently Reviewed
From memoir and literary fiction to noir and writing craft, these standout titles were recently featured in our Monday Book Review newsletter.
Memory Book
In This Year, John Darnielle (de)mystifies the song.
Permission for Writers
Elizabeth McCracken’s A Long Game is a craft book that sidesteps rules.
6 min
Long Con in the New West
In Only Way Out, Tod Goldberg leaves the desert for the Oregon coast, unspooling a hilarious, violent noir that redefines the meaning of hustle.
Time and Tide
In The Pelican Child, Joy Williams offers 12 takes on the weirdness of the world.
7 min
Poetics of Fighting
Jeff Chang’s new biography, Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America, explores the internal and external conflicts of the influential martial artist.
Charting One’s Own Course
Susana M. Morris discusses her research for Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler and her subject’s legacy.
7 min
Travel Westward
In Greyhound, Joanna Pocock traces two bus journeys.
Time After Time
In The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), Rabih Alameddine spins a tale within a tale within a tale.
7 min
