Genre… All The Names They Used For God 17 Jan 202014 Jan 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This debut collection of nine short stories by Anjali Sachdeva is mesmerizing, enchanting and sometimes, jarring -- but definitely worth reading. The book is the winner…
Genre Nell And Lady 3 Jan 20208 Jan 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky What starts out seemingly as a story of an unlikely and extremely close friendship between Lady, the daughter of white, wealthy, Southern parents and Nell, the…
Genre… Red At The Bone 27 Dec 201925 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky I had high hopes for this short novel by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, and I wasn't disappointed. Having been named one of Oprah Magazine's Best Books…
Genre… Christmas Stories 13 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of holiday stories by Kevin Moore is a perfect read for the holiday season. Short enough to be read during what is sure to…
Genre… The History of Love 6 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When you start reading the History of Love by author Nicole Krauss, the main character, Leo Gursky, will break your heart. In short order you learn…
Fantasy… Orange World 22 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Two-time National Magazine Award Winner for fiction Karen Russell has put together a book of stories so extraordinary and other-worldly you won’t soon be able to…
Genre… Love and Other Wounds 8 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Don't let the title of this collection of short stories by Jordan Harper fool you. Love and Other Wounds is NOT a collection of sappy love…
Genre… The Moons of Jupiter 1 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This Nobel Prize-winning collection, Moons of Jupiter, is more than just a piece of noteworthy literature. I had never read Alice Munro before picking up this…
Genre… Life at the Dakota 25 Oct 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Not having ever lived in New York City, the only thing I knew of The Dakota apartment building on the city's Upper West Side was that…
Fantasy… Short Story Book Club Podcast: Arabella Federico’s Little Red 12 Oct 201911 Dec 2019 Short Story Discussion Podcast with Arabella Federico, author of “Little Red” These days, everything is being re-made. The Little Mermaid, Lion King, Mary Poppins. But one re-make you can not…
Genre… My Life Among The Underdogs 11 Oct 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky I first heard about My Life Among the Underdogs on the hit animal rescue reality show" Pit Bulls and Parolees" when its star, Tia Marie Torres…
Genre… Binti 4 Oct 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Binti, this young adult science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor, is not something I would normally pick up, but after reading it, I can honestly…
