present, and future in this post-apocalyptic story about a pandemic (which has been made into a limited series My smarty friend Laura recently told me that Station Eleven has been adapted into a limited HBO series well as other novels, and her novel The Sea of Tranquility is slated for publication in the spring of 2022

Their lives have gone in different directions, and they've always been very different in many ways, yet each character; their writing challenges in trying to dive into each point of view while trying not to favor

In 2021, an inflatable boat carrying migrants from France to the United Kingdom capsized in the English

I'd love to hear: What are some of your favorite memoirs? 01 Here For It by R.

new edition of this title is in the works that will reflect relevant factors and events through early 2025

Two other light fiction books I've reviewed that involve the celebrity-love trope are Very Sincerely

If you like short stories, check out The Office of Historical Corrections--a very different short story

I listened to The Safekeep , which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, as an audiobook.

I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

Very very happy.

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer

Lady Tan's Circle of Women is my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with

01 Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein Nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the next big gymnastics When she hits a version of rock bottom and moves home, Avery's former teammate and crush Ryan (who did become an Olympic champion) talks her into helping him coach Hallie, a young phenom at the gym where Avery What are some of your favorite lighter fiction books?

Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of What are some of your favorite book club books?

#LGBTQ, #youngadult, #mysterysuspense 02 A Very Punchable Face ​ Has Colin Jost lived long enough to He started A Very Punchable Face with a story that is really his mother's (to be fair, it's interesting (For my full review, see A Very Punchable Face.)

I loved every bit of the story of willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her I listened to the first installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, The Adventures strategically and to great comic effect) fairy tale, and I delighted in the story itself as well as the varied I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment.

image of Debbie Reynolds as her mother, and Star Wars was in my mind as the enormously popular movie series There are fun and frenetic scenes about meeting the varied demands of an enormous star, and Lane explores I very much cared about Kathi and Charlie's struggles together and as individuals, and I laughed a lot

A horrific car accident with her father at the wheel changed her family forever when Shannon was very

The very end of the book quotes from a personal set of writings and for some reason this felt a little

Clavin traces the tensions and factors that led the town of Tombstone to live on in infamy in this very Tombstone traces the tensions and factors (including Western justice and on-the-fly policing; varied

continues regularly listening to and transcribing Om's confidential sessions with Big Swiss, then not very

Not all of the members of my book club felt as strongly about this one as I did, but I adored every bit What are some of your favorite historical fiction books?

And I love that this is my first review of 2024. Bring on the weird and wonderful books!

These complicating factors often lead to invasive measures unlikely to prolong life but very likely to

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the second in Rachel Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series, The Kingdom #2) by Rachel Gillig In The Knight and the Moth, the first title in Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series , a shadowy, eerie tone gives way to heartwarming, sometimes funny moments as an unlikely pack of allies At the first of a series of tournaments meant to illustrate Benji's control, a mysterious knight becomes

Which was either very sexy or very creepy, depending on your opinion of me. interludes that break up her story felt jarring to me, but her account was honest, raw, sad, and sometimes very

road bumps he encountered, and his dogged determination--which was admittedly shaken after landing very

It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that

Like every boy in Lee County I was raised to be a proud mule in a world that has scant use for mules. You have to wonder how much of the whole world's turning is fueled by that very fire.

The very end of the story brought to light a sudden burst of twisty complications and cemented the course

Abriel's grandmother Vera lived with the author's family when Abriel was growing up, and she was immersed Abriel offers a vivid account of the fear and dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained Vera Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten.... What are some of your favorite books about brave women during World War II?

Now First of all, seeing the gorgeous colors and designs of these three covers together is making me very

I admit that I had trouble getting through the first part, but I'm so very glad I stuck with it. had some trouble adjusting to the pacing of the book; it's structured into 1,001 short segments in varied story builds to show how individuals on opposite sides of the issue and of the wall are at heart the very

inspiration follow--along with danger and and uncertain implications for the future in this atmospheric, eerie to reflect a recovery from almost dying and a fresh start with hopeful new directions indicated for every This slim story (the book is 176 pages) is eerie and unforgettable.

Some of the wrap-up details near the very end felt a little bit unsatisfying, but resolving them cleanly

What are some of your favorite books about the immigrant experience?

I very much enjoyed the matter-of-fact acceptance of Kiran and his interests, his expression of his identity

missing girls, you might also like the book Before She Disappeared, although the tone of that book is very

Reporter Sunny's connection to the two performers and their past was intriguing, and I very much enjoyed

This is not sentimental and is very powerful, and I've already been brought to tears while listening

I very much enjoyed her vulnerability as a young woman and especially the glimpses we got into her self-assured

Lockwood notes that she is not a Christian but is very much “of” the church because of her upbringing This is every reader's catch-22: the more you read, the more you realize you haven't read; the more you

I loved every bit of the first book in Bovalino's Hand and the Heart series. Bovalino The second book in the Hand and the Heart series is currently scheduled for publication in fall 2026 and is titled The Thief and the Traitor Bride .

And in 2020, Cook opened a bookstore called Harriett's Bookshop in Philadelphia, which was one of Harriet's

loose end and it seems assured that it will be wrapped up, but the specifics aren't laid out, and the very

reading A Rip Through Time, the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series working-class Glasgow family and young gay love; and Tokyo Dreaming, the second in Emiko Jean's young adult series A Rip Through Time #1) by Kelley Armstrong In the first book of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series 02 Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart In the second novel from the author of Shuggie Bain, which won the 2020

I loved every bit of Chakraborty's first novel about willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi In this second book in the series, Amina is obliged to seek a magical artifact on behalf of a powerful More Adventure Stories Shannon Chakraborty wrote the first book in this series, The Adventures of Amina

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun story of three very different women who answer the wartime call to

Lady Tan's Circle of Women is my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with

Story. 03 The Tapestry of Fate: An Amina al-Sirafi Adventure, Part Two by Shannon Chakraborty I loved every In the second book in the series, Amina seeks a magical artifact, but she finds herself on an island Shannon Chakraborty wrote the first book in this series, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, and also