A novel by Celeste Ng, published by Penguin Press in 2017. “Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.” I was so intrigued by Little Fires Everywhere…… Continue reading Little Fires Everywhere
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English Animals
By Laura Kaye, published January 2017 by Little Brown I follow a handful of book critics in the UK and heard them raving about this book’s “charm” and ease of prose. I was intrigued because it is about a young Slovakian woman who relocates to the English countryside to work for an English couple who…… Continue reading English Animals
The Smell of Other People’s Houses
By Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock; published by Wendy Lamb Books, 2016 Do you remember that moment when you realized your family was different from all others? I came across this title when my local library announced it as its 2018 Community Read. There were plenty of copies available, so I thought, “Why not?” Young Adult books are…… Continue reading The Smell of Other People’s Houses
Daughters of the Air
A novel, by Anca L. Szilagyi. Expected release date: December 5th, 2017 by Lanternfish Press*. This story took me completely by surprise. Publicly released descriptions do not prepare you for the grit and ache and struggle and longing that will fold over you as you read the words on the page. I love characters that…… Continue reading Daughters of the Air
Autumn Gems and Joys
The season is changing in the Pacific Northwest, turning the air chilly and damp in the morning then crisp and fresh in the evening. The long, bright days of our Indian summers are shortening, with the sleepy sun slowing to rise for a short trip across the sky before it tucks away for winter rest. …… Continue reading Autumn Gems and Joys
Gone to Dust – a Preview
Published by Forge Books on August 15, 2017. I saw a review of this book in the local paper that raved about this debut novel from Matt Goldman back in early August. Y’all know how much of a sucker I am for a strong, well-written debut novel, so I put it on my list. Then,…… Continue reading Gone to Dust – a Preview
My Name is Lucy Barton
Published January 2016 by Random House. Literary awards include Man Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist, Women’s Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist, and Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction, all awarded in 2016. For the second time, Elizabeth Strout has taken my breath away. Her prose and stories have this way of nudging right into…… Continue reading My Name is Lucy Barton
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A novel, by Taylor Jenkins Reid, First Atria Books hardcover edition, June 2017* “Nobody deserves anything… It’s simply a matter of who’s willing to go and take it for themselves… No one is just a victim or a victor. Everyone is somewhere in between. People who go around casting themselves as one or the other…… Continue reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Lightkeepers
The Lightkeepers: A novel by Abby Geni and published in 2016 by Counterpoint Press This is not the novel that brought me back to fiction, but I enjoyed it on so many levels that when I finished I felt a little lost because the journey had ended. I came across The Lightkeepers on Barnes and Noble’s*…… Continue reading The Lightkeepers
