All words are made up. Some words—like a lol that you actually pronounce instead of […]
Book-bourne memories; Or, Open pages take me back
A recent episode of my latest podcast obsession reminded me of the power of songs […]
Misinterpretation, by Ledia Xhoga
The protagonist of Ledia Xhoga’s Misinterpretation is determined to help others yet rarely stops to […]
Bitter is the Heart, by Mina Hardy
Trigger warning for physical and verbal child abuse. Ruth Kahan has been evicted from assisted […]
Commonplace Book: July 2024
From The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas: [U]ntil the day when God will […]
The Haunting of Moscow House, by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Because their uncle decides that the Golitevs would wait out the revolution in the hope […]
The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois, by Ryan Graudin
The three Enchantresses—Céleste, Honoré, and Sylvie—scrape a living with a variety of cons. They are […]