“They only bite what they don’t understand, which means, in this dream, Yara is biting everything.” Paige Lewis’s Canon (Viking 2026) is one whackadoodle of a book. This “nonbinary epic” will have you rolling. The bard of this tale and the distinctive voice of the storyteller throughout the novel is fantastic. The chapter headings areContinue reading “CANON – Paige Lewis”
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THE SOCIETY OF SHAME – Jane Roper
The average menstrual cycle lasts 28 days. Jane Roper’s upcoming release, The Society of Shame (Anchor Books, anticipated release date 4/4/2023) primarily takes place over the course of 28 days, and opens with a perimenopausal woman, Kathleen Held, finding her husband, who is running for US Senate, on the front lawn in his underwear, withContinue reading “THE SOCIETY OF SHAME – Jane Roper”
THE LUST LIZARD OF MELANCHOLY COVE – Christopher Moore
I’m no stranger to Christopher Moore and his ridiculously outrageous tall tales – he is one of a handful of authors who can make me donkey laugh out loud while reading, even in public. Shoot, just his titles give me a chuckle. (Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’sContinue reading “THE LUST LIZARD OF MELANCHOLY COVE – Christopher Moore”
Mishna Wolff – I’m Down
This review has been a long time coming. Law school gets in the way of fun things. My apologies. Of all the books of 2010 (which weren’t nearly as many as I would have liked), I’d recommend I’m Down the most. Well, I’m Down and God of the Animals. Mishna Wolff’s childhood memoir is brilliant. Continue reading “Mishna Wolff – I’m Down”