Book Review: Across the Green Grass Fields, Wayward Children Book 6, Seanan McGuire Fantasy: Across the Green Grass Fields, Wayward Children Book 6, Seanan McGuire Regan is a normal little girl. That is what she desperately wants to be. Normal is defined unyieldingly by her friend Lauren. Normal little girls don’t play with snakes — […]
Book Series Review: Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff Vandermeer Science Fiction: Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff Vandermeer This trilogy is definitely not for every reader. For the right reader, though, this is one of the most interesting and complex trilogies I have read in a long time. […]
Book Review: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna Science Fiction/Mystery: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna Lucas Honey is a detective with an unusual beat. Rather than belonging to any police force, he is the in-house detective for The Hotel Exotica chain, the largest and […]
Book Review: A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker Fiction: A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker Winner of the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel A Song for a New Day is the debut novel for Sarah Pinsker, but she is no stranger to science fiction readers. She has won multiple […]
Author Spotlight: Joy Harjo, 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States Poetry: The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, Joy Harjo Poetry: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, Joy Harjo This autumn, Joy Harjo will begin her term as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. She is the first Native American to […]
Book Review: A Valuable Asset, Decoy Series Book 2, Chloé Archambault Thriller: A Valuable Asset, Decoy Series Book 2, Chloé Archambault What’s in a name? When you are an orphan, raised by Russian spies in Montreal, found after two decades of searching by her father–a former Russian spy who defected to the US and is […]
Book Review: Tristan/Yseault, Harry Bonelle Poetry: Tristan/Yseault, Harry Bonelle Blog Tour February 20, 2024 The story of Tristan and Yseault (or Isolde) dates back to at least the 12th Century C.E. In the traditional telling of the story, Yseault from Ireland is meant to marry King Mark from Cornwall. Tristan is sent to fetch […]
Book Review: The Deep, Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes Fiction: The Deep, Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes This is a short book that speaks volumes. Inspired by a Hugo nominated song by the experimental hip hop group Clipping (a song which itself was inspired […]
Mystery: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Recently I was reminded of a family vacation that included a trip through southern Ontario. My then sixteen-year-old self was very excited to be driving in a “new country;” virtually all of my driving to that point had been in and […]
Book Review: The Poet, Nickie Krewson Fantasy: The Poet, Nickie Krewson My mother loved romance novels. Far from a guilty pleasure, she reveled in them. She would go to libraries, used bookstores, Goodwill and other thrift stores, anywhere that carried them and exchange a shopping bag full of books she had read for a pile […]
Book Review: Iced in Paradise, Leilani Santiago Book 1, Naomi Hirahara Book Review: Iced in Paradise, Leilani Santiago Book 1, Naomi Hirahara We have never been to Hawai’i. I’m sure there are some terrific bookstores on the islands, so when Scintilla strikes it rich and we can fly around the world on the expense account, we will […]
Book Review: The Keeper of Hidden Books, Madeline Martin Historical Fiction: The Keeper of Hidden Books, Madeline Martin Blog Tour September 29, 2023 Zofia is in her teens, living in Warsaw, Poland, during the beginning of World War II. She and her best friend, Janina, are inseparable. They are in the same class at […]
Thriller: : The Descent, Paul Hardisty Blog Tour: February 14, 2024 Last February we reviewed The Forcing by Paul Hardisty. It was a chilling climate fiction about a world with out of control global warming and the desperate political steps taken to try to deal with the destruction. The Descent is billed as a prequel […]
Book Review: Feral Creatures, Kira Jane Buxton Science Fiction/Fantasy: Feral Creatures, Kira Jane Buxton Ah, nicknames. Sometimes they are ironic–a large man being called “Tiny,” a fast runner being called “Slowpoke.” Sometimes they are complimentary–a smart woman being “Computer” or a dependable friend being called “Rock.” Sometimes they are affectionate: “Baby,” “Honey,” “Bubba.” […]