

Review of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
ICYMI: This is a heartwarming book from the author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow about books, second chances, and finding hope...
Aug 4, 2022


Review of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction offers a 1936 Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming power of a rural librarian, and...
Jul 21, 2022


Review of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land was a complex, heartbreaking, hope-filled, surprising, fascinating read. Forgetting, he is learning, is how the...
Oct 7, 2021


Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
Riley has crafted a middle-grade fantasy book with humor, adventure, characters to root for, and heart and depth that surprised me. I'll...
Sep 22, 2021


Review of Blush by Jamie Brenner
Blush centers around a family winery and the three generations whose lives orbit around the vineyard and also features racy reads from...
Jul 7, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming suspenseful thriller from Blacktop Wasteland author S.A. Cosby; a light fiction story...
Jul 2, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a brand-new romance-and-music book that's gotten lots of buzz; a beautiful modern classic from a...
May 18, 2021


Review of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
This is a fast, compelling read, and I tore through it at top speed to find out the Big Reveals. I predicted some of the story, but other...
May 12, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates's novel about slavery, with magical realism that offers a...
May 10, 2021


Review of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
I was especially taken with the sisters' complicated relationships and with the link Harrow draws between witching and the women's...
Feb 4, 2021


Review of Writers & Lovers by Lily King
King immerses the reader in a sometimes-claustrophobic situation while providing enough character connection and appealingly messy...
Nov 24, 2020


Shhh! Books I'm Giving as Gifts This Holiday
Spoiler alert: If you're someone I give gifts to for a fall birthday or for the holidays, this roundup might be a surprise ruiner! Or...
Nov 20, 2020


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/20 Edition
01 Skyhunter by Marie Lu My copy of the book unfortunately does not have this gorgeously mesmerizing cover. But I'm still excited to read...
Nov 17, 2020
