The author of the classic When the Emperor Was Divine, has produced a second masterpiece: a dense, difficult, short work that follows a group of women brought from Japan to San Francisco in the early 1900s as mail-order brides. I say it is difficult because the style is first-person plural and the narrative voices […]
I don’t know what made me pluck this one in particular from my ever-expanding queue of things to read. I’ve never read anything paranormal before (excepting H.P., which is borderline), and I had never heard of Glen Duncan. I guess it was just the novelty involved in Knopf publishing a werewolf novel. I have an […]
It may be widely accepted that the movie is never as good as the book but I’m excited for this one! Author David Ebershoff recently visited the Calgary, Canada set of the forthcoming Lifetime TV original movie based on his novel, The 19th Wife. The book and film center around Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Mormon Church […]
Last night, during the spin cycle at my neighborhood laundromat, I plopped myself down on the stoop outside to enjoy the summer evening air and finished David Nicholl’s acclaimed novel, One Day. The story of the friendship of Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley (“Dex and Em, Em and Dex”) the book provides snapshots of them from the […]
Bloomwood fans rejoice! Becky is back… this September! I know you all already have this one on your lists but I figured I’d pop in and let you know how much I’m enjoying Sophie Kinsella’s latest Becky adventure, Mini Shopaholic. Here’s a little teaser for you: Minnie, the bundle of joy who made her appearance […]
The rest of the gang is away at BEA so I thought I’d say a quick “hello” and share with you a great book I’ve recently read. Lisa Grunwald’s new novel, The Irresistible Henry House began with a barebottomed baby. Says Grunwald of coming across Joan’s photo: “I clicked on the photograph and read that he […]
I’ve begun to notice a pattern in my reading. This happens a lot. I’ll jump from historical fiction to literary coming-of-age stories to popular best sellers and back, gobbling them all up along the way. It seems there is an abundance of Appalachian fiction these days and it would appear that I am slightly addicted to […]
The Dayton Metro Library blog, Dayton’s Best Bets, recently reviewed The Night Counter by Alia Yunis. Our many thanks to Kristen @ the Main Library for giving kudos to this in-house favorite! -Erica
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