Fiction… Weather 10 Jul 202110 Jul 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Weather, by Jenny Offill, is written from the perspective of Lizzie, a librarian who stumbled upon her career. Rather than focusing on one particular conflict, the…
Fiction… On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous 21 Jun 202121 Jun 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer WARNING: Please be advised, this honest review critiques creative work containing adult sexual content. Wow. I could just stop the review there because this book is…
Genre… Born Into This 7 May 202121 Jun 2021 Review by Donna Ledbetter In Born Into This, a short story collection reminiscent of the work of black American author Edward P. Jones, Aboriginal Australian-born writer Adam Thompson presents stories…
Audiobook… A Partial List of the Saved 22 Apr 202119 May 2021 Reviewed by Donna Ledbetter In the early 1900s, Ireland was at war with itself. Back then, under British control, half the nation fought to be free, while the other half…
Book and Reading Culture… SHORT STORY FEST 2021 18 Apr 202119 May 2021 Happening Now (On May 15, 2021): Short Story Book Club’s biggest event of the year, specially created for YOU, dear readers. It’s Short Story Fest 2021, a day-long online festival…
Fiction… Little Fires Everywhere 5 Mar 202121 Jun 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Some of you may have heard of a popular new book called Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Maybe you have even heard of the television version…
Fiction… Leave the World Behind 5 Feb 202119 May 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Have you ever read a novel that feels so similar to, yet wildly different from the real issues of the world? Leave the World Behind by Rumaan…
Fiction… Alice Isn’t Dead 23 Oct 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The autumn brings with it a haunting chill that seemingly only lasts through October. Often in university, I would find myself driving along the long stretches…
Fiction… My Sister, The Serial Killer 4 Sep 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer When I first picked up the book, My Sister, The Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite, it was the title that called out to me. I’m a…
Fiction… Maps Of Bliss And Rage 29 May 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of eight completely different, unrelated short stories will take you on a trip to eight different and unexpected locations and introduce you to a…
Fiction… Ugly Things We Hide 22 May 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This short novel by M. Ocampo McIvor will take you on a journey that will have you feeling happy, sad, reminiscent, confused, and indignant, and will…
Action… Paradise 1 May 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Author Kevin Scott Olson packs a lot into this short story: a holocaust survivor, a Navy SEAL, terrorism, and an unexpected but not unwelcome flirtation at…
