Gretchen Acorn, a fake spiritual medium (a hustler with a heart of gold), gets paid 10k by a wealthy client to “cleanse” a goat farm of a pesky (and pervy) ghost. The goat farm belongs to the client’s bridge partner, so Gretchen is expecting an older gentleman that she can hustle into thinking she’s solvedContinue reading “HAPPY MEDIUM – Sarah Adler”
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LIES AND WEDDINGS – Kevin Kwan
Kevin Kwan’s novels scratch a certain itch. They are decadent, delicious, and outrageous – perfect novels to gorge yourself on. And Lies and Weddings (Doubleday 2024) is my absolute favorite of his works. While some of it may seem like a regurgitation of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy as far as certain plot points andContinue reading “LIES AND WEDDINGS – Kevin Kwan”
JAMES – Percival Everett
“Folks be funny lak dat. Dey takes the lies dey want and throws away the truths dat scares ‘em.” “With my pencil, I wrote myself into being. I wrote myself to here.” Confession: I’ve never read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn OR Adventures Tom Sawyer. (I was very dedicated in charting my path towards a MastersContinue reading “JAMES – Percival Everett”