I typically try to have a theme when I write my book blogs, but this month, I read books that varied widely. So, I guess […]
Historical Fiction: Heather B. Moore
Does the name Donaldina Cameron ring a bell for you? It didn’t for me, until I read this terrific novel, The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, […]
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
I finished this book a few months ago, and the essays have stuck with me every since. I find myself going back to the lists […]
John le Carre and the CIA
John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary, […]
New Fiction by Black Authors
Back in June, the Matchmakers made a reading list called Addressing Race And Racism Through Reading. It includes both non-fiction titles, so readers can learn […]
There’s Nothing Like a Terrific Book Series
If you’re a bookish kind of person, and I am, it’s maybe been comforting to you, as it has to me, to see new books […]
Current Obsession: Sally Hepworth
Have you ever started reading an author, really loved that author’s work, and decided to just read through all of their novels? That’s what has […]
Fall Feeling
There’s something about Fall- some warm sunny days with crisp cool nights, or cold and foggy mornings, either way it’s the perfect time to curl […]
Might Solve a Mystery? Gonna Rewrite History?
Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo Genre Snapshot: Non-fiction, History Did you know that the 1975 movie Jaws was […]
