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“Once per decade we are graced with a new book by Otsuka, the award-winning author of 2012’s “The Buddha in the Attic” and 2003’s “When The Emperor Was Divine.” This year’s novel starts as a catalogue of spoken and unspoken rules for swimmers at an aquatic center but unfolds into a powerful story of a mother’s dementia and her daughter’s love. If Otsuka doesn’t write another novel for several years, it will be okay. This is one to be savored and reread.”
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Julie Otsuka won a (much-deserved) Carnegie Medal!
ABC News
Julie Otsuka, Ed Yong win Carnegie Medals for Excellence
NPR
8 books to enjoy at the beach this summer
Studio Tulsa
Book Suggestions for Summer Reading from Nancy Pearl
Sampan
Charting new courses while staying in your lane
Alta: David L. Ulin review
Swimmers: California Book Club’s September 2022 selection
Financial Times Review
The Memory of Water
Julie Otsuka’s Layered Points of View
Good Morning America Buzz Pick
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Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan review
Still waters run deep
Blindsided by a slim slice of heartbreak
Vogue (UK)
The Best Reads Of The Year So Far
Verve
The Best Books Of 2022 So Far
I Paper Review (UK)
A dive into the depths of dementia that’s exquisite and moving
Shinynewbooks Review (UK)
Two short, watery novels
The American Booksellers Association
The March 2022 Indie Next List Preview
The Irish Times
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka: staggeringly beautiful
The Atlantic
‘The Swimmers’ Reveals the Secret in Our Routines
Los Angeles Times
Julie Otsuka’s novel ‘The Swimmers’ plumbs memory
New York Times By The Book
A Man in a Cafe Asked Julie Otsuka What She Was Reading. They Dated for Two Years
Daily Mail (UK)
This week's best new fiction
New York Times Book Review
Julie Otsuka Dives Into the Underground World of the Community Pool
Kirkus
3 New Novels Whose Narrators Will Entrance You
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Review
Washington Independent Review of Books
Review
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Review
The sad end of the pool
The Spectator (UK)
That sinking feeling: The Swimmers, review
Stylist (UK)
This tender novel invites us to reflect on what gives our lives meaning
Powell's Picks Spotlight
Julie Otsuka's 'The Swimmers'
The National Book Review
5 Hot Books
LitHub
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
BookRiot
The Best Books Out This Week
The Millions
Best New Releases of the Week
New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
BookPage
★ Starred Review, Swimmers
LitHub
20 new books to dive into this week
International Examiner
The age of dignity: Julie Otsuka discusses dementia, human rights and her latest novel
Vulture
8 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month
Book Riot
On the Joys of Waiting Years for a New Book
Indie Next
Chosen for the March 2022 Indie Next List
Red Magazine (UK)
10 Best New Books Out This Month
New York Times
12 New Books Coming in February
10 must-read books to heat up February
Entertainment Weekly
Authors pick their most anticipated books of 2022
The Best Books of 2022: A Preview
Boston Globe
23 books to look out for in 2022
Most Anticipated Books of 2022
Bustle
The Most Anticipated Books Of 2022
BookPage, Most Anticipated
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Lit Hub
Most Anticipated Books of 2022
Columbia Magazine
6 Books to Get You Through Winter
Pure Wow
12 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in February
Here’s our stellar pick for high brow and low
Woman & Home (UK)
Best books 2022
Publisher’s Weekly
★ Starred Review, Swimmers
Interviews, Swimmers
Novelist Julie Otsuka draws on her own family history in 'The Swimmers'
New York Times Book Review
Podcast interview
Book Lust
Interview with Nancy Pearl
The Book Case Podcast with Kate and Charlie Gibson
Julie Otsuka is a Master of Memory
Julie Otsuka with Nicole Chung
Julie Otsuka with Katie Kitamura
A Radical Shift with Julie Otsuka
Julie Otsuka: Swimming Through Memories
The Literary Life Podcast with Mitchell Kaplan
Julie Otsuka on Writing Her Most Personal Story
Barnes & Noble Poured Over Podcast
Julie Otsuka on The Swimmers
Elle
Shelf Life: Julie Otsuka’s Book Recommendations
Boston Globe
Julie Otsuka reads for language more than plot
World Literature Today
Inching toward the Personal: A Conversation with Julie Otsuka
LitHub
Julie Otsuka on Writing Memory Loss and the Power of the First-Person Plural
WTIP Radio: Superior Reads
Interview with Lin Salisbury
Delacorte Review
Writerland: Substack interview