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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
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Posted November 03, 2021in Book Review
‘Comfort Me with Apples’ This is not an easy book to review. The pervading, intensely creepy feeling established from the first page of this short novella never diminishes. In fact, it just grows and expands to new heights as the pages fly by. Nothing Catherynne Valente writes is ever simple,
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Posted October 06, 2021in Book Review
‘A Spindle Splintered’ If you’ve been following along, you’ll have likely caught on to my addiction to fairy tales, myths, timeless stories of all varieties. So it’ll be no surprise to hear I’ve fallen head over heels for this gorgeous, deliciously subversive retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Zinnia’s life revolves around
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Posted September 01, 2021in Book Review
‘She Who Became the Sun’ Some stories are so old and so human that they feel like a part of our DNA. Fables, faerie tales, myths. Reading this book felt like recalling a story I’d always known. I must warn you, though, this one hurts — an ache so profound
Read More →‘Black Sun’ I have been aching for a vacation lately. A universal feeling, it seems these days. If you’re like me and can’t get away just now, then I have the book for you. Reading “Black Sun” is an experience. Filled with heart-stealing characters and writing that is so lush and
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
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Posted June 02, 2021in Book Review
‘We Are Watching Eliza Bright’ Advance warning: This is not an easy read. Both in structure and in subject matter, Osworth demands a lot from readers, but it is worth the effort. This is a timely and important novel rich with powerful themes that feel painfully relevant. This may not
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Posted May 05, 2021in Book Review
‘Burning Girls and Other Stories’ Fairy tales, myths, fables… there is a lot of power hidden in innocuous stories. The kind of power that Veronica Schanoes wields like a torch in her debut collection — both dangerous and delightful. The title story is the tale of an immigrant girl who
Read More →‘Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking’ African-American influence is felt but rarely seen in so many aspects of modern American life, and nowhere is this more evident than in the cuisine we cherish as quintessentially American. In a gorgeous, fascinating and utterly delicious new book, Toni Tipton-Martin
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
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