Fiction… Doughnuts and Doom 1 Sep 20222 Sep 2022 With the autumn coming to soon say farewell to summer, a novel with a premise about a Sapphic romance between a witch and a struggling musician was enough to sell…
Fiction… Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms 31 Jan 202219 Feb 2022 By Olive Dausinas As August skims away into September, so does the summer inevitably fade. With vacations ending and people heading back to school, perhaps it would make sense to…
Fiction… All That Glitters 28 Mar 202130 Jan 2022 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Ever made a bad decision? I know I have. Thankfully, we’re not alone in our poor decision-making skills, and All That Glitters, by Danielle Steel, proves this…
Fantasy… Anathema 28 Feb 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky We meet Reychel on the morning of her fifteenth birthday, a day she is dreading, and which turns out to be even worse when, upon awakening,…
Fiction… Nell And Lady 3 Jan 202031 May 2021 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…
Fantasy… SSBC Podcast: Arabella Federico’s Little Red 12 Oct 201931 May 2021 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 cannot miss…
Fiction… Binti 4 Oct 201931 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Binti, a young adult science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor, is not something I would normally pick up, but after reading it, I can honestly…
Fantasy… Ep5 SSBC Podcast: Bob Mustin 21 Feb 201931 May 2021 Bob Mustin joins Short Story Book Club on the latest episode of Short Story Discussions. Bob is the author of The Blue Bicycle, which was chosen as the SSBC Short…
Fiction… The House on Mango Street 22 Jul 201831 May 2021 There are things about growing up that are universal. It doesn’t matter what culture you come from, there’s always a phase where you feel awkward. You always wonder whether or…