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 18, 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 15, 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 14, 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 13, 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 12, 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 11, 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 8, 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 7, 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 6, 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 5, 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...
Apr 4, 2022
March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from March! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, in no particular order. If you read any of these,...
Apr 1, 2022
Review of You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn
Penn's thoughtful memoir explores serious issues yet also made me laugh out loud. You Can't Be Serious is both thoughtful and playful,...
Mar 31, 2022
Review of The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah
The Oceanography of the Moon reads like a romance, with superlative moments, emotional encounters with art and music, and clean...
Mar 30, 2022
Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan
In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different potential paths for...
Mar 29, 2022
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/28/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham's recent mystery about the disappearances of young women...
Mar 28, 2022
Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
The Time-Travel Books What are your favorite time-travel books? I had trouble narrowing down this list, and I love a time-travel book in...
Mar 25, 2022
Review of Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road #1) by Rachel Hartman
Rachel Hartman's young adult story follows irresistible, hardheaded, wonderfully faulted Tess as she breaks from rigid medieval gender...
Mar 24, 2022
Review of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
ICYMI: This five-star read--part memoir/part essay--is one of my favorite books of Ann Patchett's, and I didn't want her reflections and...
Mar 23, 2022
Review of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional account of an interracial music duo's rise to success (and their famous split) in which...
Mar 22, 2022