Book Tips from the Peregrine Book Co. Staff
The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1
by Kousuke Oono
This tale of an infamous yakuza boss retiring to support his business-executive wife is funny, relatable, and full of lessons about modern masculinity. — Jasper
Time Travel: A History
by James Gleick
Can one go back in time and prevent one’s own birth? Does time travel create “forks” in the universe with alternate events? If you want to bend your mind into a pretzel, this is the book that will do it. — Susan
Hieronymus Bosch, the Complete Works
by Stefan Fischer
At the risk of distracting one's own interpretation of Bosch's work with my own analysis, I will instead implore you to pick up this book and marvel at the beautiful, small, surreal stories going on in each painting. — Josef
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
Powerful, emotionally riveting linked short stories that spiral through the music scene. Highly recommended! — Michaela
City on Fire
by Garth Risk Hallberg
This novel, Hallberg’s first, is stellar. I marveled in the beauty of his sentences, fell in love with his characters, and didn’t want it to end. Well worth the commitment! —Ty