When a book blurb claims that the story you are about to immerse yourself in is about a young woman who discovers the greatest superpower, for good or bad, is a properly executed spreadsheet, I am in!
Read MoreGiven that my personal books read list is quite extensive, it’s no surprise that I gravitate towards the new releases, managing the ebb and flow of my TBR with nerdy glee. But my bookish choices of the current day have left many of these gems falling through the cracks of my blog.
Let me dig out some great reads from the stacks for you!
Read MoreGilda is a twenty something lesbian atheist hypochondriac with a profound anxiety disorder that stumbles into a job at a Catholic church and becomes obsessed with her predecessor’s mysterious death. What could possibly go wrong?!?
Read More“Money is the root of all evil”. This is the first, and likely the last, time I will quote something vaguely Biblical. But in this tale, nothing is more apropos.
Read MoreThree weeks after her mother’s death, greeting card writer Sara finds out she needs to write the grand finale to her mother’s hugely popular series. That’s about as much terror as you are going to get in this charming and delightful read!
Read MoreWe are taught from childhood that a key mark of intelligence is the ability to think and learn. But in his new book, Adam Grant says that in our turbulent, fast paced world, there’s a more important skill; the ability to rethink and unlearn.
Read MoreGiven that my personal books read list is quite extensive, it’s no surprise that I gravitate towards the new releases, managing the ebb and flow of my TBR with nerdy glee. But my bookish choices of the current day have left many of these gems falling through the cracks of my blog.
Let me dig out some great reads from the stacks for you!
Read MoreThe Secret To Superhuman Strength - Alison Bechdel
Girlsplaining - Katya Klengel
Weeding - Genevieve Lebleu
Bubble - Jordan Morris & Sarah Morgan
My Favourite Thing Is Monsters - Emil Ferris
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden - Mannie Murphy
Shadow Life - Hiromi Goto & Ann Xu
Fangs - Sarah Anderson
Reckless - Ed Brubaker & Sean Philips
Basketful Of Heads - Joe Hill
Work For A Milliion - Amanda Derbert & Selena Goulding
Pizza Punks - Cole Pauls
After The Rain - Nnedi Okorafor & John Jennings
Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King & Owen King
Be More Chill - David Levithan & Nick Bertozzi
The Old Guard - Greg Rucka & Andrew Wheeler
Abbott - Saladin Ahmed
The 7 Deadly Sin - Tze Chun & Artyom Trajhanov
Maids - Katie Skelly
Star Fish - Lisa Fipps
Violet & The Pie Of Life - Debra Green
Weird Kid - Greg Van Eekhout
Oh My Gods - Stephanie Cook
Real - Carol Cujec
Magical Reality Of Nadia - Bassem Youssef
Simon B. Rhymin' - Dwane Reed
Aminas Song - Hena Khan
Show Us Who You Are - Elle McNicoll
From The Desk Of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks
Midsommers Mayhem - Rajani Larocca
Roll With It - Jamie Sumner
Measuring Up - Lily Lamotte
Ways To Make Sunshine - Renee Watson
Stargazing - Jen Wang
The Greatest Superpower - Alex Sanchez
Generation Misfits - Akemi Dawn Bowman
The Shape Of Thunder - Jasmine Warga
The Elephant In The Room - Holly Goldberg Sloan
If you are looking for a mystery that is not a full-frontal assault on your intellect, look elsewhere! This stellar contribution to the genre is a mystery within a mystery, a nesting dolls level of unpacking will be required.
Read MoreGiven that my personal books read list is quite extensive, it’s no surprise that I gravitate towards the new releases, managing the ebb and flow of my TBR with nerdy glee. But my bookish choices of the current day have left many of these gems falling through the cracks of my blog.
Let me dig out some great reads from the stacks for you!
Read MoreA charming gem of a story that observes a cranky bookseller and how his life is transformed when an unexpected package shows up at his shop.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever lost time while hungering for sunlight wandering mazelike paths of the fake rooms Ikea routes you through, you will be right at home in the setting of this novel. At least until the lights go out!
Read MoreThis podcast shares conversations with authors whos’ ideas might very well change your life. Ground-breaking, thought provoking and curated by a select group of individuals that want to share with us the next big idea. Here I share highlights on the best of the best.
Read MoreReplete with the red herrings, twists, and the slow burn of suspense that we have come to expect from Ware, this is great read to wile away the hours with. May our own “locked room” situations remain bloodless. At this point in this seemingly endless pandemic that’s really all we can ask for.
Read MoreSleeping Giants – Sylvain Neuvel
Monster – Walter Dean Meyers
Permanent Record – Mary H. K. Choi
Harriet The Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
Daisy Jones & The Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid,
The Southern Book Clubs Guide To Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix
Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Dark Matter – Blake Crouch,
Severance – Ling Ma
Nightmare Alley - William Lindsay Gresham
Deep Water - Patricia Highsmith
The Last Duel - Eric Jager
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
Anatomy Of A Scandal - Sarah Vaughn
A Woman In The Window - A.J. Finn
Last Looks – Howard Michael Gould
Dopesick - Beth Macy
Knife Of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking Book One – Patrick Ness
Shadow & Bone - Leigh Bardugo
Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Survive The Night - Riley Sager
The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dallia Harris
The Hunting Wives - May Cobb
The Husbands - Chandler Baker
The Therapist - B.A. Paris
Ace Of Spades - Faridah Abike-Iyimide
A is For Aunties -
Early Morning Riser - Katherine Heiny
The Prophets - Robert Jones Jr.
People We Meet On Vacation - Emily Henry
Final Revival Of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton
Billy Summers - Stephen King
Mary Jane - Jessican Anya Blau
My Heart Is A Chainsaw - Stephen Graham Jones
The Break Up Book - Wendy Wax
Witches Steeped In Gold - Ciannon Smart
The Summer Job - Lizzy Dent
The Guncle - Steven Rowley
An exceptional reimagining of a fairy tale, myth or classic novel stays true to the spirit of the story while offering up a reading experience that is wholly unrivaled. They should delight the reader in their attempt to suss out the parallels to the origin story. This series exceeds those basic tenets in every way imaginable, and some not!
Read MoreEven before the credits roll on a book adaptation to film or television, without question the persistent refrain amongst booklovers will be, “the book was better”. So my advice to Hollywood? Get. It. Right. Read on…
Read MoreThere is nothing I can say that will do this book justice, no grouping of words that can embody how I felt at its conclusion. This is a staggeringly beautiful and powerful story; it will imbed itself in you, it will linger long after the final page is turned, and it will break you a little. If you are lucky. If you allow it to.
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