While you await your turn at the vaccination station, possibly whiling away the hours of a lockdown trying to keep the relentless tedeem at bay, why not occupy your mind with a puzzle of the literary kind!
Read MoreThis is one of those books that fuses genres; it’s a little bit fantasy, a little bit dystopia and a little bit neo-western. The author traverses a minefield of prejudices that many have endured: homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, patriarchy and fascism, to name a few. All through a singularly fresh perspective.
Read MoreIf, like a gazillion Netflix watchers, you found yourself riveted by The Queens Gambit, I thought you might enjoy a literary foray into the world of Chess. No board or opponent required!
Read MoreIn 1974 Levi is a high school dropout with dreams of being a rock star when suddenly this seemingly impossible fantasy is within reach. Suddenly he believes he is being catapulted into the stratosphere of stardom, but nothing is quite what it seems.
Read MoreYou know how book quotes lean towards hyperbole? A knife edged thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat…a riveting page turner you won’t be able to put down…in the case of this book, believe the hype! A masterful read to start the year off!
Read MoreIf our memories make us who we are, who is a man without any? Our main character, who has assigned himself the moniker of Nameless, moves from town to town, righting atrocious wrongs in this propulsive series of short thrillers.
Read MoreA Slow Fire Burning - Paula Hawkins
Every Vow You Break - Peter Swanson
For Your Own Good - Samantha Downing
Game Changer - Neal Shusterman
Kill The Mall - Pasha Malla
Later - Stephen King
No Gods, No Monsters - Cadwell Turnbull
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
The End Of Men - Christina Sweeney-Baird
The Futures Is Yours - Dan Frey
The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dailia Harris
American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson
The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones
Pachinko - Min Jin Lee
The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender
Your House Will Pay - Steph Cha
Fifty Words For Rain - Asha Lemmie
The Last Equation Of Isaac Severy - Nova Jacobs
The Tenth Muse - Catherine Chung
The Stand - Stephen King
Leave The World Behind - Rumann Alam
Bird Box - Josh Malerman
The Passage - Justin Cronin
The Girl With All The Gifts - M.R. Carey
Parable Of The Sower - Octavia E. Butler
Severance - Ling Ma
Moon Of The Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice
Afterland - Lauren Buekes
Book Of M - Peng Shepherd
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin
The Phlebotomist - Chris Panatier
Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuchi
Lakewood - Megan Giddings
Songs For The End Of The World - Saleema Nawaz
The Warehouse - Rob Hart
Company Town - Madeline Ashby
Trail Of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse
This is the story of a woman who has been held captive in a windowless cabin deep in a remote forest along with her children, or at least someone’s children. She has somehow managed to escape with the older of the two but finds herself on the way to the hospital and potential freedom after being hit by a car.
Read MoreOne of the joys of a book loving life is the curation and compilation of your to be read list. The new additions, the movement to finished and even the removal of some as interest wains. And the New Year’s list is where it all begins!
Here I have included a few that I am really looking forward to reading that won’t likely be on every single “new books releasing in 2021” listing you come across.
Read MoreI found myself smiling the entire time I was reading this, the characters where a delight and this book is an absolute gem! A charming change of pace from the popular thrillers crowding the bookstores.
Read MoreOkay…I really just have more that belong on the naughty list…it’s been that kind of year!
For my top picks I am sticking to pure escapist fiction! If you are looking for something with a bit more depth be sure to check out the Wish List features!
A pinch wicked, a smidge of mischief, a dash of sass and a bounty of entertainment!!
Read MoreFor my top picks I am sticking to pure escapist fiction! If you are looking for something with a bit more depth be sure to check out the Wish List features!
A pinch wicked, a smidge of mischief, a dash of sass and a bounty of entertainment!!
Read MoreWhat is Burn After Writing? It’s an extended interview with you that delves into the secret compartments of yourself that you keep locked away from others. If you are doing this just for you it’s fascinating to be able to look back on it as we never remember things exactly the same way twice.
Read MoreDasher - Matthew Travares (For The Kids)
The Great Santa Stakeout - Besty Bird (For The Kids)
A Boy Called Christmas - Matt Haig (For The Kids)
I Got The Christmas Spirt - Connie Schofield-Morrison (For The Kids)
Snow Globe Wishes - Erin Dealey (For The Kids)
The Nutcracker In Harlem - T.E. McMorrow (For The Kids)
Bear Stays Up For Christmas - Karma Wilson (For The Kids)
The Usual Santas - Peter Lovesey (For The Grownups)
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead - James Kirkwood (For The Grownups)
Holidays On Ice - David Sedaris (For The Grownups)
The Stupidest Angel - Christopher Moore (For The Grownups)
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (For The GrownUps)
Winter Solstice - Rosamunde Pilcher (For The Grownups)
Mr. Dickens & His Carol - Samantha Silva (For The Grownups)
In A Holidaze - Christina Lauren (For The Grownups)
To Slay A Christmas Monster - Kemi Amusan (For The Grownups)
Christmas Evil - Mark L'Estrange (For The Grownups)
The Adults - Caroline Hulse
The author does a spectacular job of demonstrating the mindset of a character who justifies her criminality by reassuring herself with acts of goodness peppered along the way. Compartmentalizing at its finest!
Read MoreThis book starts off with the observation that once upon a time the earth was ruled by creatures without brains. Which immediately had me pondering, what is so different now?
Read MoreThis author doesn’t shy away from tough subject matter, here she has constructed another stellar novel that unfurls the damage and devastation the world can do to people.
Read MoreLove stories, like people, come in all shapes and sizes. The books I have gathered for you here are unexpected and unconventional. And never, ever boring!
Read MoreAs we collectively navigate through various stages of lockdown during what was, and is still, an unprecedented year, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. Prepare to be gutted, to be intrigued, to be captivated, to be charmed, to be haunted; to have your mind blown, your breath stolen, your heart wrenched, your awe inspired, your thoughts provoked …
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