Review: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
I really enjoyed this debut novel that combines courtroom drama with a moving story about a Korean-American family. Even better, the author is local and writes…
Review: Asking For It by Louise O’Neill
Emma O’Donovan is not a nice girl. She’s mean to her closest friends and she wants every boy to be in love with her. She lies, she…
My July Reading Wrap-up
July was a fantastic reading month, much better than June. Here’s what I read: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (audio) Wonder Woman: Warbringer…
Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
July was a pretty heavy reading month, but this book was pure fun and I enjoyed every bit of it. Moreno-Garcia’s novel is set in 1920’s…
Review: How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
For those interested in reading memoirs about events in other countries, I recommend this book by a young woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sandra…
Review: The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
I recommend this historical novel about two researchers who discover a cache of letters from the 1660s about a rabbi in London and the young Jewish…
Reading the Hugo Nominees: Time to Vote!
This year I read nearly all of the Hugo nominees for best novel and best novella, because my husband and I get to vote for the…
2019 Challenges: the Halfway Mark
We’re halfway into the year, so it’s time for a quarterly report-out on challenges. You can see current progress on all my challenges here. For the…
My June Reading Wrap-up
June was a busy month — I saw my niece graduate high school, I went to Harry Potter World in Orlando, I joined a new book…
Reading the 2019 Women’s Prize Longlist
Every year I read as much of the Women’s Prize longlist as I can. Not for any challenge, but just because it’s a great source of…
Review: Dopesick by Beth Macy
This was one of those books that’s a tough read, but an important subject we should know more about. And Macy does a nice job of…
Review: All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
I really appreciated this memoir by Nicole Chung about her adoption and the search for her birth family. It was particularly interesting to read about her…
