Jane said, “If we go, we can visit the iceman. Which is as close as we can get to visiting your dad.” Vera was helpless against this. She looked at her hands, small and pale. She did not know what they would reach for in her life, what they would make or take apart. Now,Continue reading “THE LAST ANIMAL – Ramona Ausubel”
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THE FRACTURED DARK – Megan E. O’Keefe
After raving about the first book in Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Devoured Worlds series, I couldn’t wait to dive back into space with my favorite out of this world duo, Naira and Tarquin. The second book in the series, The Fractured Dark, releases TOMORROW (9/26/2023), and I am so grateful Orbit sent me an earlyContinue reading “THE FRACTURED DARK – Megan E. O’Keefe”
THE FRAUD – Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith’s White Teeth was barely in paperback when it showed up on a syllabus for one of my classes at UNC in 2002. Smith’s debut had a lasting impact, and, for over twenty years, I have read her novels as they were released. Unpopular opinion, but The Autograph Man (2002) is my favorite. Smith’sContinue reading “THE FRAUD – Zadie Smith”
THE BLIGHTED STARS – Megan E. O’Keefe
I didn’t have crying over a spaceship on my 2023 reader’s bingo card, but Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Blighted Stars (Orbit 2023) was a pleasant surprise. This space opera is nonstop action, pulling the reader along before you can even catch your breath or gather your thoughts. And it’ll make you cry over a spaceship.Continue reading “THE BLIGHTED STARS – Megan E. O’Keefe”
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN – Melanie Benjamin
“Now you’re nothing but tinsel. Flimsy tinsel, here one day, in the garbage can the next.” Set primarily under the Californian sun and spanning 1955-1980, Melanie Benjamin’s historical California Golden (Delacorte Press 2023) is an easy read full of sunshine, salt water and grit. While I wish it had gone a bit deeper, it wasContinue reading “CALIFORNIA GOLDEN – Melanie Benjamin”
SHARK HEART: A LOVE STORY – Emily Habeck
“There is never a right time to say goodbye.” I didn’t have being absolutely destroyed by a book about a man turning into a shark on my bingo card, but here we are. Emily Habeck’s Shark Heart: A Love Story (Marysue Rucci Books 2023) positively shattered me. It was very nearly a 5-star read, butContinue reading “SHARK HEART: A LOVE STORY – Emily Habeck”
A GIRL IN EXILE – Ismail Kadare
In my ever-constant desire to devour the world, I’ve decided to commit myself to reading a work from every country. I anticipate the journey to take several years as I intend to only read a couple from the list (which I’m slowly curating!) each month. I’m starting with the As. Country: AlbaniaTitle: A Girl in Exile:Continue reading “A GIRL IN EXILE – Ismail Kadare”
ELENA KNOWS – Claudia Piñeiro
In my ever-constant desire to devour the world, I’ve decided to commit myself to reading a work from every country. I anticipate the journey to take several years as I intend to only read a couple from the list (which I’m slowly curating!) each month. I’m starting with the As. Country: ArgentinaTitle: Elena KnowsAuthor: ClaudiaContinue reading “ELENA KNOWS – Claudia Piñeiro”
MR. POTTER – Jamaica Kincaid
In my ever-constant desire to devour the world, I’ve decided to commit myself to reading a work from every country. I anticipate the journey to take several years as I intend to only read a couple from the list (which I’m slowly curating!) each month. I’m starting with the As. Country: Antigua and BarbudaTitle: Mr.Continue reading “MR. POTTER – Jamaica Kincaid”
MY PEN IS THE WING OF A BIRD: New Fiction by Afghan Women
In my ever-constant desire to devour the world, I’ve decided to commit myself to reading a work from every country. I anticipate the journey to take several years as I intend to only read a couple from the list (which I’m slowly curating!) each month. I’m starting with the As. Country: AfghanistanTitle: My Pen isContinue reading “MY PEN IS THE WING OF A BIRD: New Fiction by Afghan Women”
A Girl Named Tommi 