One of my more recent goals has been to read more “new” releases, particularly from debut authors and authors of color. I ordered Conjure Women because it ticked off several of my boxes. It is a debut novel by an author of color, but more importantly, it’s the type of book my shelves crave: magicalContinue reading “CONJURE WOMEN – Afia Atakora”
Tag Archives: historical fiction
OUTLANDER – Diana Gabaldon
Unpopular opinion – I’ve tried watching Outlander since Netflix picked it up, but it just doesn’t hold my attention. Maybe I’ll try again. I don’t know. But my attempts to watch it did result in me snagging a used copy of Outlander, the first in the series, during the times I could venture into aContinue reading “OUTLANDER – Diana Gabaldon”
CALEB’S CROSSING – Geraldine Brooks
I don’t know who Juliette is, but she left her autographed copy of CALEB’S CROSSING by Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks to be purchased at a used book sale. ($5 a box – any sized box!!) I’ve heard of Geraldine Brooks, but only through her husband, Tony Horwitz, who wrote CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC. Continue reading “CALEB’S CROSSING – Geraldine Brooks”
The Conquest – Yxta Maya Murray
The Conquest was published in 2002. Despite a love of multi-cultural literature developing in earnest about that time, I had never heard of the novel or its author, Yxta Maya Murray, until I picked the work up at a used bookstore over a year ago. (Have I mentioned that my TBR pile could easily claimContinue reading “The Conquest – Yxta Maya Murray”