Book and Reading Culture… Carmilla 16 May 202215 May 2022 With every book they publish, many authors likely have a goal to have their stories immortalized forever. Some stories fade into obscurity, while others have staying power that outlasts in…
Literary Q & A… A Short Story Fest 2022 Feature: Interview with Donna Ledbetter 21 Apr 202215 May 2022 With 2022, comes a return for Short Story Book Club (SSBC). Kicking off in May comes Short Story Fest 2022. Short stories are a great way to get reading into…
Fiction… The Man Who Lived Underground 19 Feb 202219 Feb 2022 By Donna Ledbetter It seems the police have always been at odds with oppressed people. At a time when misgivings about the police run rampant through the minds of poor,…
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…
Book and Reading Culture… Short Story Reading Challenge 2022 29 Jan 202222 Apr 2022 How many stories will you read in 2022? Short Story Book Club member Kate Wood read over 100 books in 2021, and she doesn't have plans to stop any time…
Fiction… Weather 10 Jul 202130 Jan 2022 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 202130 Jan 2022 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…
Fantasy… The Girl from the Sea 13 Jun 202130 Jan 2022 By Olive Dausinas June is Pride Month, the perfect time to take a look at stories revolving exclusively around LGBT characters. As time progresses, more stories are released covering more…
Fantasy… Once & Future 19 May 202130 Jan 2022 By Olive Dausinas Myth and legend has always helped to further modern day fiction. Perhaps one of the most influential canons was that of Arthurian legend. The stories of King…
Genre… Born Into This 7 May 202130 Jan 2022 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 202130 Jan 2022 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…
Fantasy… Folklords 2 Apr 202130 Jan 2022 By Olive Dausinas Stories that are ever popular seem to be the ones where a hero from our everyday modern world ends up in a fantasy setting. Our hero, with…
