So many great columns about books this week!

And there are links below to all of the books mentioned in these columns....

February 1, 2021. Cicely Tyson’s new memoir is a gift.
Just two days after the publication of her memoir, “Just as I Am,” the iconic Cicely Tyson died at 96; with an actor’s impeccable timing.
Great review in The Seattle Times, here.
And a lovely review in The Washington Post, here.

February 9, 2021.
In “No One is Talking About This,” the new novel from Patricia Lockwood, [author of the staff favorite memoir "Priestdaddy; A Memoir"] an unnamed protagonist sends a viral tweet that leads to fame, international speaking engagements and newfound pressure on her life, where the divide between social media and physical reality has been blurred. Review here in The Seattle Times.

February 5, 2021.
Get your crime fiction fix with new books from Walter Mosley, Belinda Bauer and Mick Herron. The article with reviews here in The Seattle Times.

February 4, 2021.
‘Imagine if we were in a war that had killed 400,000 Americans’: Author Lawrence Wright on COVID-19. The column in The Seattle Times, here.

February 3, 2021.
6 recent books that are perfect for Black History Month reading — for all ages.
If you’re looking to read more Black authors, here are six excellent titles you might have missed. The column in The Seattle Times, here.

February 2, 2021.
"The Bad Muslim Discount" grips you from the get-go, revealing a quintessentially American tale.
Syed M. Masood’s remarkable debut novel begins with narrator Anvar Faris contemplating the forced ritual killing of Mikey the goat, his first pet.  The review in The Seattle Times, here.

February 2, 2021.
Moira’s Seattle Times Book Club will read, as its March selection, the award winning “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn Ward. The online discussion is scheduled for 7 p.m.
All the details here.

February 1, 2021.
Melinda Gates, author of “The Moment of Lift” and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, offers a glimspe of her bookshelf. Here in The Seatttle Times.