Lyndsay Faye’s latest novel, The Paragon Hotel, is as dark and immersive a read as you could hope to find. It is divided into sections labeled […]
My Favorite 18+ Books of 2018
January is the perfect time to reflect on what we read last year and to compile a list of our favorite books. Below are the […]
October Reads – What I Read this Month
October was a middle grade month for me – don’t ask me how but I was able to finish five titles over the past 31 […]
Sequel Station: Sci-Fi and Mystery
This past week I read not one, but two, sequels which were both so terrific I can’t wait to tell you about them. Here’s further […]
The Gothic Novel: Laura Andersen
If you love hair-raising Gothic novels, you can’t do better than The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen. This is a complex, well-plotted novel that came out […]
17 Titles I loved in 2017(Plus 2)
Another year is over, and, as usual, there were so many good books to read! Here is a sampling of what I really enjoyed. There […]
Timeless Magic
Being an adult at this time of year can leave you frazzled, rushed, and disillusioned – and convinced that you don’t have time to read. […]
Psychological Fiction: Claire Messud
Some library cataloger somewhere assigned the subject heading “Psychological fiction” to the library catalog record for Claire Messud’s novel The Woman Upstairs. What does that even mean, […]
Humorous Fiction: Forrest Leo
It’s a first novel! and an exceptionally clever one. Mr. Forrest Leo has an aptitude for turning a phrase that brings the prose of P.G. […]
Literary Fiction: Gail Godwin
Oh my, have I discovered a treasure trove in the work of Gail Godwin. How have I never read any of her books? Well, there’s […]