April - 2022

Apr 29, 2022

April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from April! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month. There's suspense, memoir, science fiction, and...

Apr 28, 2022

Review of American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

ICYMI: This fictionalized version of a first lady's personal history from the talented Curtis Sittenfeld was a five-star read for me. In...

Apr 27, 2022

Review of Going There by Katie Couric

Going There shines through Couric's insider peeks at the media world, playful insights about famous people and behind-the-scenes...

Apr 26, 2022

Review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason

In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to determine who is responsible for a...

Apr 25, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/25/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Kaikeyi, the upcoming debut (to be published tomorrow!) from Vaishnavi Patel; Going There, Katie...

Apr 22, 2022

Six More Books about Brave Female Spies

Tough women, secrets and smarts, and sneaky spying! I love a peek at a secret world and books about spies specifically. My first Greedy...

Apr 21, 2022

Review of State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

This suspenseful collaboration between Clinton and Penny kept me on the edge of my seat through heart-stopping political conflicts,...

Apr 20, 2022

Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women and their interconnected...

Apr 19, 2022

Review of Let's Not Do That Again by Grand Ginder

Much of Ginder's novel is focused on a revenge fantasy, but I was drawn more to Nancy Harrison's strong personality and political...

Apr 18, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/18/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Wingwalkers, an upcoming historical fiction novel (to be published tomorrow) by Taylor Brown about...

Apr 15, 2022

Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences

Powerful Books about the Experiences of Immigrants I could have listed many other powerful books about immigrants. But these four fiction...

Apr 14, 2022

Review of Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

Wang's memoir illustrates her family’s gritty determination in the face of extreme poverty and the many ups and downs of their immigrant...

Apr 13, 2022

Review of Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor

ICYMI: I loved Taylor's exploration of various faiths, striving for open-mindedness, respecting differences, and finding captivating new...

Apr 12, 2022

Review of The Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown

ICYMI: Taylor Brown's five-star, 1950s North Carolina-set novel offers mountain clans, whiskey runners, folk healers, family conflict,...

Apr 11, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/11/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction mystery by Dana Schwartz set in 1817...

Apr 8, 2022

Six Four-Star Mysteries to Check Out, ICYMI

Solid Mystery and Suspense Reads These six four-star mysteries are all so good and so different--they were my favorites of the year a...

Apr 7, 2022

Review of A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

Willingham's debut thriller offers an unreliable narrator haunted by her father's decades-old serial killing--and her horrifying...

Apr 6, 2022

Review of Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Easygoing Rogen's book of essays and memories touches on his start as a boy doing standup in bars, his drug habits, and funny and awkward...

Apr 5, 2022

Review of What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

Scottoline's suspenseful mystery offers surprising depth in exploring grief while the main protagonist takes justice into his own hands...

Apr 4, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/4/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Let’s Not Do That Again, Grant Ginder’s upcoming (to be published tomorrow) bitingly funny novel...

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