Midweek minis
Here is another round of our occasional series of mini reviews. This time Emily, Kristen, Maria Rose and Rike share their thoughts on some recent reads.
Emily’s Reads:
The Fixer by Jenny Holiday
Jenny Fields is on a crusade – she’s trying to save an historic art building on her college campus, convinced saving it will get her into Columbia for graduate school. At a staff meeting one of her colleagues on the college newspaper suggests they try to get a famous artist alumni on-board to promote the cause. The gossip columnist suggests Emmanuel Curry, who recently had a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To date, he’s been unwilling to be interviewed for the Examiner, but Jenny has an idea on a different way to approach him.
Matthew Townsend is a senior art prodigy, with a moody and solitary reputation. More […]