- Sep 20, 2021
Review of The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Guncle is full of heart and humor, quirky family love, and fun references to musicals and movies--yet Rowley also offers poignancy,...
- Sep 17, 2021
Review of Circe by Madeline Miller
ICYMI: My recent review of Natalie Haynes's entertaining A Thousand Ships brought to mind this wonderful title by Madeline Miller that I...
- Sep 16, 2021
Review of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes's mythological retellings put women at the center of many scenes surrounding the Trojan War. I was highly entertained by...
- Sep 14, 2021
Review of Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Emiko Jean's young adult light fiction is delightful, youthful, sometimes wonderfully silly, and heartwarming. The irresistible premise...
- Sep 13, 2021
Review of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Haig is vulnerable and specific in his short memoir about his own experiences with mental illness and depression--and he shares the small...
- Sep 9, 2021
Review of Red Notice by Bill Browder
Browder takes the reader deep into the intrigue and terror of the corrupt Russian political and business systems he uncovered. Despite...