Right off the bat, I have to say that Danielle M. Wong’s Swearing Off Stars is […]
Hanna Who Fell from the Sky, by Christopher Meades
Everything about Hanna Who Fell from the Sky, by Christopher Meades, is odd. The polygamy practiced […]
The Man from the Train, by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James
A family was murdered in rural Iowa, in 1912, with an axe. While people were […]
Lazaretto, by Diane McKinney-Whitestone
Even though they are nothing alike in terms of characters or plot, Lazaretto, by Diane McKinney-Whitestone, […]
Lightning Men, by Thomas Mullen
Thomas Mullen’s sequel to Darktown, Lightning Men, made for uncomfortable but illuminating reading on the day of […]
The Unquiet Grave, by Sharyn McCrumb
The Unquiet Grave is another entry in Sharyn McCrumb’s long bibliography in which the author […]
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, by Hannah Tinti
Parent are mysterious creatures, at least from the perspective of their children. I doubt any […]
The Round House, by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich’s The Round House is one of the few perfect books I’ve ever read. I […]
The Tragedy of Brady Sims, by Ernest J. Gaines
It’s rare to find a book that is not only a book that needs to […]
The History of Bees, by Maja Lunde
Bees have fascinated humans for centuries, I suppose, because it’s unsettling to see such small […]