Book and Reading Culture… 2021 Short Story Reading Challenge 2 Jan 20212 Jan 2021 Reading challenges are a fun way to spice up your reading routine. They help you discover new books and push yourself to read a little more. Short Story Book Club…
Fiction… Always Human 1 Jan 202126 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas Most media usually depicts a far scientifically advanced future as some sort of horribly flawed. Whether it be due to overuse of future technology or the…
Fiction… Paper Girls 4 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The cash-in on 1980s nostalgia has been a recurring theme, primarily making its face known in the 2010s. From a resurgence of retro video games to…
Fantasy… The Deep 20 Nov 20205 Dec 2020 The Deep by Rivers Solomon Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer I was so pleasantly surprised by The Deep by Rivers Solomon! I originally checked it out because it had a title similar…
Fiction… This Is How You Lose the Time War 6 Nov 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer When I first picked up This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, I thought it sounded interesting because I…
Nonfiction… Inside Out: A Memoir 30 Oct 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Jasmyne Ray When done well, the celebrity memoir (i.e., biography, tell-all) has the ability to change an audience’s perception of them, which is usually in their favor. Demi…
Fiction… Alice Isn’t Dead 23 Oct 20205 Dec 2020 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… The Ancestry of Objects 8 Oct 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Sarah Fortna From the start, The Ancestry of Objects is a mysterious web of words. It is not the type of mystery that you would find in a…
Fiction… Perfect Tunes 2 Oct 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer A baby changes everything. I’ve heard this said so many times throughout my life, and I never understood until I became a mother myself. Truly, a…
Fiction… Snotgirl: Green Hair Don’t Care 28 Sep 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas Snotgirl. It’s not a title you would usually expect from anything released in the modern day, let alone in the last five years. The name made…
Fiction… My Sister, The Serial Killer 4 Sep 20205 Dec 2020 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… Women On Top 26 Jun 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky I want to meet the women in this collection of short stories by Michelle Miller. They are not perfect, and some even have some characteristics that…