Ellis Island is a big part of the American story. This small island, within view […]
The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E. Harrow
When you think about it, we rarely see good anger. Literature is full of annoyance, […]
Attack Surface, by Cory Doctorow
I read the first book in this series way back in 2013. Little Brother was […]
The Last Million, by David Nasaw
World War II did not end on V-E and V-J Days. Hostilities ceased on those […]
Purple Lotus, by Veena Rao
Trigger warning for domestic violence. Veena Rao’s Purple Lotus is the story of a woman’s […]
Five Wives, by Joan Thomas
Like many works of historical fiction, Five Wives by Joan Thomas takes a real event […]
Bitter Blood, by Jerry Bledsoe
Bitter Blood is the first full true crime book I’ve ever read all the way […]
Payback, by Mary Gordon
Trigger warning for rape. Now that I think about it, I’m hard-pressed to say whether […]
Postmark Bayou Chene, by Gwen Roland
Bayou Chene no longer exists. Looking at a map of how riverbeds in the Atchafalaya […]
We Are All the Same in the Dark, by Julia Heaberlin
Two years ago, I read a mystery/thriller that absolutely knocked my socks off. Julia Heaberlin’s […]