‘An Education in Malice’ Is it weird that I wish I had been sent away to boarding school? I’ve read so many books about people having strange and fantastic adventures when sent to some gothic revival mansion in the deep woods, I feel like I missed something important at my
Read More →‘A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?’ One of the many common rebuttals to the idea of humanity expanding beyond our ailing, brink-of-climate-disaster of a planet is that there are other problems, right here, that need fixing before
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Posted February 02, 2023in Book Review
David Moscow was the kid who played the Tom Hanks role in “Big” before he got so. Jon is his dad, an ethics expert and asylum facilitator. This is no strange couple. David is as charming as his youthful persona, and Jon is a drop-dead smart writer. Both are completely
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Posted February 01, 2023in Book Review
‘Pandora’ This cozy and atmospheric delight was just what I needed for a post-holiday mental vacation. Rich with historical details, copious references to Greek mythology and effervescent characters, this sweet story left me with the kind of light-hearted feeling that’s hard to find in the middle of dreary winter. Pandora
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Posted May 04, 2022in Book Review
‘Four Treasures of the Sky’ I just can’t get enough magical realism these days. Lucky for me, there’s a bit of a renaissance happening, and I get to indulge my penchant in some absolutely beautiful books like this one by a debut author who has made her way onto my
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Posted December 01, 2021in Book Review
‘Even Greater Mistakes: Stories by Charlie Jane Anders’ When life is busy, and my attention span is short, I turn to short stories to fill in the gaps of my day. I enjoy a quick punch of a story to curb a bad mood (or heighten a good one). For
Read More →‘Sorrowland’ This is a hard one to describe well without spoiling the story. Rivers Solomon is such a talented writer. This feels like a story within a myth within a fable. Nested narratives, incredibly vivid characters, and the kind of writing that just dives right into your soul — this
Read More →‘Concrete Rose’ “The Hate U Give” was a certified sensation in the literary world, with good reason. With her characteristic realism and heart, Angie Thomas returns to the world she created with “Concrete Rose,” a powerful, evocative prequel about masculinity, personal growth and the power of family. Maverick Carter thinks
Read More →‘Solutions and Other Problems’ “It’s OK to not be OK” may as well be the anthem of the last 11 months or so. With her signature poignant, hilarious and painfully pointed storytelling, Allie Bosch gifts us this lesson and so much more in her highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling
Read More →‘The Vanishing Half’ Desiree and Stella Vignes are inseparable identical twins growing up in the mid-20th century in a tiny town in Louisiana. As children, they witness the racially motivated murder of their father and, as teenagers, escape the town to New Orleans, leaving no trace. After almost accidentally passing
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