New Book Reviews at Afisha

Daria Vardenburg reviews new children's books, including translations, original texts, and new editions of Soviet classics for Afisha on a near-monthly basis.

Her January column considers a new edition of Skazki sredi bela dnia and a collection of letters written by Tolkien to his children from "Santa" among other new books.

Earlier columns are just as diverse and interesting.  Scroll to the bottom of the piece to find her earlier reviews.

Book Reviews from Afisha

Darya Vardenburg reviews five new children's books published in Russia, including Marina Aromshtam's Mokhnatyi rebenok, for Afisha.  Vardenburg writes about Aromshtam's chapter book,

Истории, иногда печальные, иногда тяготеющие к черному юмору (например, про суп из околевшей черепахи) и наверняка автобиографические, обращены к советскому детству и к нынешней взрослой семейной жизни, защищенной от хаоса двумя вещами — юмором и любовью.