Book Reviews and Author Interviews for The Red Hook Star-Revue
Since 2020, I've been writing a monthly column called "Quinn on Books" for a Brooklyn neighborhood paper. I cover all genres, from autobiography to young adult fiction, and often focus on New York-centric titles and voices overlooked by mainstream media. I also chat with local authors and neighborhood folks connected to the book business to give readers a peek behind the pages.
This paper prints 9,000 copies each month, serving the Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront District, and Gowanus communities. Plus, my column is shared with readers of its sister publication, The Amagansett Star-Revue. No matter where you live, you can always find it online.
2024
Review of Here in Avalon, by Tara Isabella Burton
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (January 2024)
Review of The Premonition, by Banana Yoshimoto; translated from Japanese by Asa Yoneda
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (February 2024)
Review of The Bloodied Nightgown, by Joan Acocella
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (March 2024)
2023
Review of Lunch with Lizabeth, by Todd Hughes
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (February 2023)
Review of Forgotten No More: The Restoration of Untermyer Gardens, by the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (March 2023)
Review of War Diary, by Yevgenia Belorusets
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (April 2023)
Interview with bookseller and novelist Emma Straub, author of This Time Tomorrow and owner of Brooklyn bookstore Books Are Magic
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (May 2023)
Review of Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew, by Jeremy Dauber
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (June 2023)
Review of Maud Martha, by Gwendolyn Brooks
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (July 2023)
Review of Kappa, by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell and Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (September 2023)
Review of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (October 2023)
Review of I Must Be Dreaming, by Roz Chast
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (November 2023)
2022
Review of The Hotel, by Sophie Calle
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (February 2022)
Review of Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood, by DaMaris B. Hill
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (April 2022)
Review of One Headlight, by Matt Caprioli
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (June 2022)
“Just Like Ronnie Sang”
Review of Be My Baby, by Ronnie Spector, with Vince Waldron
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (July 2022)
August 2022
Review of My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (October 2022)
2021
Review of Invisible Ink, by Patrick Modiano
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (January 2021)
Review of Bevelations, by Bevy Smith
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (February 2021)
Review of Falling from Trees, by Michael Fiorito
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (March 2021)
Review of Growing Up Bank Street, by Donna Florio
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (April 2021)
Review of Another Day’s Begun, by Howard Sherman
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (May 2021)
Review of Taking a Long Look, by Vivian Gornick
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (June 2021)
Review of Marvelous Manhattan, by Reggie Nadelson
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (July 2021)
Review of Mona, by Pola Oloixarac
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (August 2021)
Review of A Man Named Doll, by Jonathan Ames
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (September 2021)
Review of Black Star, by Eric Anthony Glover, illustrated by Arielle Jovellanos
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (October 2021)
Review of The Drag Explosion, by Linda Simpson
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (November 2021)
Review of Fierce Love, by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (December 2021)
2020
Review of Horror Stories: A Memoir, by Liz Phair
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (January 2020)
Review of Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011-2019, by Natasha Stagg
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (February 2020)
Review of Permanent Record, by Mary H.K. Choi
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (April 2020)
Review of The Dairy Restaurant, by Ben Katchor
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (June 2020)
Review of Swimming in the Dark, by Tomasz Jedrowski
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (July 2020)
Review of Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood, by Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (August 2020)
Review of The Paperback Guy, by Kurt Brokaw
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (September 2020)
Review of The Street, by Ann Petry
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (October 2020)
Review of The Meaning of Mariah Carey, by Mariah Carey, with Michaela Angela Davis
Published by The Red Hook Star-Revue (November 2020)
