Curating my list of finished books and comparing it to my published book reviews has proven to be just as enlightening as cleaning broken links. I apologize to all of you who I thought I wrote a review of your book, but it missed the boat. I'm going back now to haul all of them out of the ocean.| Marsha Ingrao – Always Write
I am about to turn 49, and a few months later, Aileen will turn 50. But these are just numbers, and already we have a deep awareness that we have entered into this afternoon of life. Already, we are seeing how different our lives have become, and already we are grappling with new challenges and embracing new opportunities.| Tim Challies
This week I’ve been enjoying these Faber shorts. They’re easy to devour in one sitting and provide an undemanding read for a busy mind. I’ve become a little addicted to them. Some brief thoughts on these four: Homeland by Barbara Kingsolver – A surprisingly deep story about family heritage and culture within a context of … Continue reading Faber Stories: Four Brief Reviews| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: The bestselling, Booker shortlisted novel by one of Britain’s greatest living novelists. Set in New England mainly and London partly, On Beauty concerns a pair of feuding families – the Belseys and the Kipps – and a clutch of doomed affairs. It puts low morals among high ideals and asks some searching … Continue reading Book Review: On Beauty by Zadie Smith| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: The astonishing story of one family swept up in the tides of the twentieth century, ranging from post-war Japan to suburban America and the North Korean regime One evening, ten-year-old Louisa and her father take a walk out on the breakwater. They are spending the summer in a coastal Japanese town while … Continue reading Book Review: Flashlight by Susan Choi| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: Franny Glass and Lane Coutell are the perfect campus couple: beautiful, intelligent, their whole lives ahead of them. But on the weekend of the big game, when Franny comes to visit, something goes wrong and tensions begin to surface. Franny’s older brother is Zooey. They come from a sophisticated and highly eccentric … Continue reading Book Review: Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: Claire Keegan’s mesmeric story takes us into the heart of the Wicklow countryside, and of the farming family of Victor Deegan, with his ‘three teenagers, the milking and the mortgage’. When Deegan finds a gun dog and gives it as a present to his only daughter, his wife is filled with foreboding … Continue reading Short Story Review: The Forester’s Daughter by Claire Keegan| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. My Thoughts: ‘Something has happened to the birds.’ I have never watched Hitchcock’s film, The Birds, as it’s always been a film I’ve considered far too terrifying for me on account of, well, the birds in it. When … Continue reading Short Story Review: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: Elizabeth Harrower wrote some of the most intense, original and highly regarded novels of the twentieth century. Then she abruptly stopped writing in the 1970s and became one of the most puzzling mysteries of Australian literature. Why didn’t she continue? Harrower gave evasive answers to friends and interviewers, and only since her … Continue reading Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower by Susan Wyndham| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: Rarely have the foundations upon which our ideas of motherhood and womanhood rest been so candidly questioned. This compelling novel tells the story of one woman’s headlong descent …| Theresa Smith Writes
Hey Bookworm friends! It’s time for another review, and this time I’m sharing my thoughts on Automatic Noodle which I read about a month ago and enjoyed (my apologies for… The post AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz│ Review appeared first on Dark Shelf of Wonders.| Dark Shelf of Wonders
Here’s a recap of my life in books for the third quarter (July to September) of 2025: what I’ve read, what I’m currently enjoying, and what I’m looking forward to.| Pages and Coffee Cups
Discover the most reliable and accessible online libraries and archives in 2025. From free educational platforms to massive digital repositories, this guide shows how to access high-quality learning materials and expand your knowledge anytime, anywhere.| Enhancing Your Business Performance
Format: ebookPublished: March 13th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Psychology Rating: 5/5 Stars This is an absolutely excellent resource for anyone with ADHD or who have loved ones with ADHD. It’s got all the essential information, while making it clear there’s still a lot we don’t know, and that everyone who has ADHD is different. It’sContinue reading "Book Review: ADHD Unpacked by Alex Conner & James Brown"| Unwrapping Words
By Kathryn Nuernberger Be forewarned, I tell my creative nonfiction students, I don’t know how to write stories, I only know how to write knots. I tug on every thread a subject has to offer. Ideally I would untangle the knot to closely study its threads, but each tug tightens the knot. Instead, I imagine […]| The Brevity Blog
When we were little, we likely heard about the cow jumping over the moon and the dish running away with the spoon. We learned the moon was made of green cheese, and that when the man in the moon tumbled down too soon, he burned his mouth eating porridge. Whether in nursery rhyme or popular … Continue reading [review] Sweet Dreams: Moon Poems for Bedtime by Charles Ghigna and Jacqueline East| Jama's Alphabet Soup
In less than a week, millions of Koreans will be celebrating Chuseok, a mid-Autumn harvest festival that’s one of the biggest holidays of the year. They will travel from all over to visit their ancestral hometowns, where they’ll spend time with their families, honor their ancestors and share a big feast. Since my family didn’t … Continue reading [review] Giving Thanks with Halmoni by Kathleen Choi, Sook Nyul Choi and Il Sung Na| Jama's Alphabet Soup
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of an article originally published on the author’s Substack on August 17, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. Here, with a few comments on each, are the top ten books that have influenced me in my career as […] The post Ten Books That Influenced This Economist appeared first on Minding The Campus.| Minding The Campus
Profiles of the courageous few on the left who championed choice read today like ancient history The post The Progressive School Reform Voices Crying in the Wilderness appeared first on Education Next.| Education Next
Two books present distinct approaches to reforming local control of public schools The post School Governance Redux appeared first on Education Next.| Education Next
The instinct to regulate children’s digital consumption is admirable. But what if tech isn’t the bogeyman we think it is? The post No Simple Answers for Kids and Screens appeared first on Education Next.| Education Next
Was Mary the real source of her prophet son’s teachings? The post The Matriarch of Spiritual Revolution appeared first on The American Scholar.| The American Scholar
Christoph Irmscher, winner of the Washington Monthly’s 2025 Kukula Award, reflects on his review of Stolen Pride by Arlie Russell Hochschild—and on why thoughtful, professional criticism remains essential to democracy. The post In Defense of Book Reviews appeared first on Washington Monthly.| Washington Monthly
Greetings, Readers! Today, I’m delighted to host my friend Balroop Singh and her newly released book. You may have enjoyed her many collections of poetry. Now, she’s branched out into fiction, and I have high hopes for a beautiful story. I haven’t read or reviewed this one yet, but I will soon. Stay tuned. Take […]| Myths of the Mirror
The dry days of August brought more changes to the meadow. The deer have flattened the crisp grass, and the dog sneezes on our berry-picking walks. My legs and arms are scratched bloody, but I have gallons of blackberries in my freezer for winter jam. August heat shimmersthrough hints of autumn coloras seasons transformmeadows sharpen […]| Myths of the Mirror
Through the dry days of July, my meadow never failed to enchant me. Green surrendered to purple, gold, and feathery seed. Blackberries started to ripen, and I nibbled on the little gifts despite their tartness. I love the way the evening sunlight slants through the leaves and across the grass. Light, the intensity and tone […]| Myths of the Mirror
Today’s my second visit with outstanding blogger, author, and supporter of the indie community: Sally Cronin. She’s drawn from my blog archives and shared one of my book review posts. These are all highly entertaining reads, and if you missed one or need another nudge, head over. While you’re there, you might check out Sally’s books. […]| Myths of the Mirror
I have a horse pasture, but no horses. Over the years, my neglect has transformed the pasture into a wild meadow, resplendent with life: oxeyes and blackberries, bees and dragonflies, moles and mice, song birds, the scat of coyote, deer, and elk. And a vast variety of grasses. I’ve taken daily walks through the June […]| Myths of the Mirror
Perhaps you’ve noticed that I’ve been missing a lot lately. My muse has emigrated to parts unknown, and I’ve been spending my days outside, working on a host of projects, some creative and others with a hammer and paintbrush. I’ve decided to stop badgering myself about writing and blogging, to retreat into the trees, and […]| Myths of the Mirror
Spring has definitely arrived in Oregon. I’m late on my April reviews, but I have six excellent books for you. Need some summer reads? I hope you find one or two here. As you can probably ima…| Myths of the Mirror
The 2026 Gratitude Diary and Daily Planner is a beautiful 458 page planner with a linen cover with metallic gold details. The diary layout is one day to a page, and at around 170mm x 190mm in size, easy to carry with you in a bag, but large enough to […]| TABI
The Tarot Card Companion Author: Victoria Maxwell Published by Rockpool Publishing, 2025 Recommended Pricing: US$ 16.95 / UK£ 14.99 / AUS$ 24.99 ISBN: 9-781923208094 Reviewed by: Bec Birrell @myinn…| TABI
In his memoir/manifesto, the author suggests the close relationships we make with peers shape our lives| New Statesman
Next year’s edition, to be held in Donald Trump’s America, will only be the latest in a long history of controversial tournaments| New Statesman
Alexandra Wilson’s history of the art form in Britain shows how it used to appeal to everyone, from miners to lords| New Statesman
Jason Burke chronicles how radical activists in the 1970s found violent new ways to pursue their causes| New Statesman
The Museum Edition of AIRSHIPS: Designed for Greatness is now available for purchase in the USA. The book showcases the illustrations of Italian artist Max Pinucci, who has... The post AIRSHIPS: Designed for Greatness<BR>Museum Edition now available in USA appeared first on Airships.net.| Airships.net
Today’s Top 10 Tuesday is an unfortunate reminder that I’ve drifted away from series…and I don’t know why. I take that back. I do know why: too many books. In recent years, I start series and take too long to catch up. Frequently, I was distracted by other books, putting sequels off. And then, … Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday: Ten Satisfying Book Series| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
I didn’t mean to make such a sad title… But the truth is, September 2025 didn’t go as I would’ve hoped, reading and otherwise. I did not take advantage of the free time and short commute I had to read. Instead, I used the open slots in my schedule to blog, make reading plans … Continue reading September 2025 Did Not Go as Planned (monthly reading wrap up)| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
If you remember my original = reading goals for 2025, one was to “read with intention.” Meaning, write reading lists/TBRs and stick to it, not read whatever books catch my eye. Well, I’ve sort of stuck to that. Last year, I had a habit of reading any random e-books that caught my eye … Continue reading The Most Random Books I Have Ever Read| Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Blog
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Daphne: I’m confused. I thought “Whatnots” were for Wednesdays… but Yummy Human has a Whatnot post and it’s still Tuesday. She said some…| Teagan's Books
My debut novel When Things Go Missing is finally, officially, published today! It is a creative endeavor long in the making that enriched my life and I hope will enrich the lives of readers. Y…| Deborah J. Brasket, Author
Hello, everyone! Today I’m reviewing An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder by K. Valentin. When I read the blurb, I thought the story would be perfect for spooky season. So, I couldn’t pass on snatching it up. Should you plan to pick it up this October? Read on to find out! A wannabe witch tries […] The post An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder – ARC Review appeared first on Biblio Nerd Reflections.| Biblio Nerd Reflections
Lord Nigel Biggar is Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford, and a well-known author on moral and ethical issues. He has just published Reparations: Slavery and the Tyranny of Imaginary Guilt (Swift, 2025), challenging the current narrative within and beyond the Church of England about the need for reparations for slavery. I had the chance to ask him about it. IP: Why do you think the issues of reparations has become so important in recent years? What has spar...| Psephizo
"The Compromise" by Sergei Dovlatov - (read in Russian) the author was a journalist in the Soviet Union in the 60s and 70s. This book is a humorous, semi-biographic account of some of the issues faced by Soviet journalists in their attempt to report news aligned with party lines. Very good …| Eli Bendersky's website
Screenwriter and novelist A.J. Thibault waited a few decades until he published the poems and prose poems he wrote in college. The post Poets and Poems: A.J. Thibault and “We Lack a Word” appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
In "Goat, Goddess, Moon," poet Catherine Strisik takes us on a poetic journey through family and personal history in Greece and Crete. The post Poets and Poems: Catherine Strisik and “Goat, Goddess, Moon” appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
"The Presence of One Word: Poems" by Andrea Potos considers the things we retain in memory throughout our lives.| Tweetspeak Poetry
REVIEW BY KK Encapsulated within this volume are the published proceedings of the conference held in 2020 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) –| The Past
REVIEW BY NEIL HOLBROOK It is always instructive to look at the areas surrounding famous archaeological sites, as they can provide valuable context for the well-known remains. So it is with Silchester| The Past
REVIEW BY ALEXANDRA SANMARK This book is a welcome addition to our knowledge about Viking Age and Norse colonisation and settlement in the Hebrides, and provides the first overview of this time| The Past
REVIEW BY ADAM KLUPS Luke Sherlock’s Forgotten Churches is a visually rich and thoughtfully curated tribute to England’s sacred spaces. As a long-time follower of Sherlock’s Instagram account @englishpilgrim, I was intrigued| The Past
REVIEW BY CARLY AMEEN This fifth volume in the ‘Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World’ series exemplifies contemporary interdisciplinary scholarship. The editors, Maren Clegg Hyer and Gale R Owen-Crocker, have assembled contributions| The Past
REVIEW BY CH For this collection of 34 poems imagining western England’s prehistoric and Roman pasts, Slow Migrations is a fitting title. Many of the works within – inspired by the Corinium| The Past
Here I have another middle-grade fantasy I read recently. And it’s another library read too! 🙂 GENRE MG Fantasy SERIES Ravenfall, book 1 PUBBED 2022 WHAT IT’S ABOUT It’s the first in a middle-grade fantasy… More| Zezee With Books
I learned about this from the author and booktuber Jen Campbell, from whom I’ve gotten many wonderful book reviews over the years. This one, unfortunately, didn’t work out well for me. GENRE MG Fantasy SERIES… More| Zezee With Books
I learned about this book from Krysta’s review on Pages Unbound. She described it as a charming tale that inspired the Miyazaki film Spirited Away, and that was enough to convince me to get a… More| Zezee With Books
This is not the type of book I typically go for. I only find myself with one when someone has recommended it. This recommendation came to me from Alice’s review over on the Wallflower Digest.… More| Zezee With Books
I’m steadily working through Joe Abercrombie’s First Law books with Emily at Embuhleeliest, and a couple months ago we buddy-read Sharp Ends, a collection of stories set in the First Law world. The reading experience… More| Zezee With Books
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Harry Romans latest e-book celebrates the power of asking questions, and laments the current generation’s missed experience of working in the basement workshop. The post The Power of Questions – New This & That E-Book Published appeared first on IEEE-USA InSight.| IEEE-USA InSight
The epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal; the gritty fantasy duology about an orphan girl and her crew who get tangled in a heist with vampires, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows. She’s had her tea, now she’s out for blood. White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after … Continue reading A Steeping of Blood (Blood and Tea #2) by Hafsah Faizal #fantasy #vampires #historicalfiction| Books and Such
A young Victorian woman unwittingly unleashes a monster into being in this gothic tale of medical mystery and sinister suspense, perfect for fans of DON’T LET THE FOREST IN and BELLADONNA. Wh…| Books and Such
A Pho Love StoryPublisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UKPub Date: 18 February 2021Genre: YA Contemporary Panda Rating:(actual rating: 3.75 pandas rounded up!) 📖 SYNOPSIS All’s fair in love, war and noodles . . . If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. His […]| dinipandareads
Cleaning my blog of broken links has turned out to be a huge project, but it’s very worthwhile. I’ve found poems I can use for my next anthology, short book lists, and fun pictures from…| Marsha Ingrao - Always Write
A Very Bookish Murder is the third book in the Ally McKinley Mysteries by Dee MacDonald, a brilliant cozy mystery series set in a tiny Highland village of Locharran. Title: … The post A Very Bookish Murder by Dee MacDonald [review] [blog tour] appeared first on book frolic.| book frolic
Murder on the Marlow Belle is book 4 in the Marlow Murder Club series by Robert Thorogood, which has recently been turned into a TV show.| book frolic
I am not sure how often most people think about death. For myself, I think about my death several dozen times per day. This is not a morbid fixation, merely focused self-interest combined with practicality. I have never understood those who refuse to think about their own deaths, or who do things such as decline […]| The Worthy House • Towards A Politics of Future Past
To the extent most people ever think about Charles, Earl Cornwallis, they think of him as portrayed in Mel Gibson’s film The Patriot. There he is an aged, somewhat hapless, conflicted military officer, ultimately defeated at Yorktown, whereupon he sails back to England in disgrace. Little of this is true, and his life after the War of Independence was full of distinguished service to England, which pushed his service in the colonies to the background. And as this excellent biography shows, ...| theworthyhouse.com
Hello, my darling readers!Another month is over, so let me give you a little summary of the amazing posts just to make sure you didn’t miss anything. 😉 This month was all about book reviews – most of them actually about novels I got in subscription boxes, as I am still trying to catch up […]| The Punk Theory
Avengers Campus: The Official Cookbook (Recipes from Pym’s Test Kitchen and Beyond) is an imaginative cookbook filled with affordable recipes that are delicious, down-to-earth, and doable. Written by Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak, the cookbook is creative and entertaining. Jenn Fujikawa is the lifestyle author of Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook (Official Holiday Recipes… The post ‘Avengers Campus: The Official Cookbook’ is Perfect for Marvel Fans of All Ages appeared first on Blac...| Black Girl Nerds
I’m a huge fan of fantasy. I read all the books, watch all the movies, play all the games, and spend my evenings arguing about the best fantasy books on Reddit. I’m especially fond of the truly dark tales—the ones heavily infused with horror. I took a break from fantasy in my twenties. When I… The post The Best (and Darkest) Dark Fantasy Novels appeared first on Word & Sorcery.| Word & Sorcery
I give Fairy Tale a 2/5 rating, not because it’s a bad book, but because it gets the fairy tales wrong, fizzles out towards the middle, and doesn’t leave much of an impression. There are far better interpretations of fairy tales, much better dark fantasy books with horror elements, and far better Stephen King books… The post A Review of Fairy Tale by Stephen King: The Fairy Tales Are Wrong appeared first on Word & Sorcery.| Word & Sorcery
While making a long journey across the world and enduring the fatigue that comes with it, I thought it would be nice to enjoy some light reading along the way. I mean it as no pun when I say Zero Gravity proved to be just the thing.| Tim Challies
Like many of the American musicians who helped create rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, The Everly Brothers were instantly influential, popular almost from the beginning of their careers, and doomed to be misunderstood in the light of 1960s rock. Their country-rock synthesis was partly a product of the technological and songwriting capacities of Nashville,… The post Musical Pioneers first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
Nancy Johnson’s second novel, People of Means, like her debut, The Kindest Lie, juggles two narrative voices beautifully to tell the story of two strong women called to action in ways that threaten to upend all of the successes — personal and professional — they worked so hard to achieve. The novel is a story… The post Two Strong Women first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
On one level, Bruce Holsinger’s novel Culpability depicts the manifold ways that AI has disrupted our lives. At work, with friends, and even in our homes, smart machines have altered interpersonal dynamics and revolutionized conceptions of authenticity, selfhood, and community. Holsinger’s characters feel detached from the past and from fundamental truths that guided previous generations.… The post A Prison House of Blame first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
Michael Farris Smith sets his novels in southern Mississippi, but not the one you’re familiar with from maps and GPS. His world, devoid of place names and temporal markers, exists in close proximity to the demon realm. His new novel Lay Your Armor Down opens with an old woman wandering through darkened trees, her mind… The post Soaked in Dread first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
There’s a scene in Amanda Uhle’s new memoir, Destroy This House, where the pre-adolescent narrator is navigating a pile of near-empty shampoo bottles and a moldy loofah in the family’s only shower. They’ve just moved from a house with six and a half baths in another city, and her hoarder mom refuses to toss bottles… The post An Uncommon Childhood first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
In his latest novel, Songs for Other People’s Weddings, David Levithan delivers an often funny, sometimes sad, but always entertaining story about what it’…| chapter16.org
This is a quick post because I’m on the road in Japan, but I do like the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Awards, and their shortlist has just been announced, so here is a quick post. Just to recap if you don’t recollect my previous posts on this award, it is not limited by … Continue reading 2025 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award shortlist| Whispering Gums
French Braid is a quiet family saga. There are no shocking revelations or big dramatic moments in the lives of various members of the Garrett family of Baltimore. Instead, Anne Tyler chooses to focus on the smaller stuff; the incidents and ingredients that combine to shape a family. We meet them through a series of […]| BookerTalk
The award-winning Japanese writer Hiromi Kawakami first came to prominence with her beautiful, meditative novella Strange Weather in Tokyo (tr. Allison Markin Powell), which was shortlisted for the 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (now merged with the International Booker). First published in Japanese in 2016 and translated into English in 2024, Under the Eye of the […]| JacquiWine's Journal
Like her namesake, Celia Dale, Celia Fremlin is fast becoming one of my favourite writers from the mid-20th century. She wrote wonderfully suspenseful domestic noirs, slowly building tension by leveraging her protagonists’ understandable but sometimes irrational fears. First published in 1965, The Jealous One is another deliciously compelling novel in which a seemingly happy marriage […]| JacquiWine's Journal
Longlisted for the ARA Historical Fiction Prize and the UK Walter Scott Historical Novel Prize, The First Friend by journalist, author and SMH columnist Malcolm Knox, is a black comedy starring Stalin’s henchman, Lavrenty Beria and his (fictional) best friend and adopted brother Vasil Murtov. This is the book description: Even the worst person has […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
Aiming to complete one more post before #ShortStorySeptember ends, I was plodding through Isaac Babel’s Odessa Stories when the Asian Review of Books popped into my inbox and with its very first review introduced me to Ayelet Tsabari, an Israeli-Canadian writer of Yemeni descent. Her family comes from the 800,000 Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews who […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
It might seem like excess, but I have three collections of stories by Isaac Babel (1894-1940): Collected Stories, translated by Walter Morison and with an introduction by Lionel Trilling. Published in Penguin Books in 1961, first published in 1957 by Criterion Books and bought in an OpShop in 2015. Red Cavalry and Other Stories, translated […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
Andrew Roff’s first novel Here Are My Demands is left-wing political fiction at its most forceful. It’s speculative fiction set in a near-future Australia where there is government rul…| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
Stories I Told My Dead Lover Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Perfect for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link, Jo Paquette’s Stories I Told My Dead Lover contains eight searing tales of […]| Leah's Books
A Tangle of Time Thank you to Orbit and Oriel Voegele for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From one of the most exciting and original voices in fantasy comes the second book following the adventures of the Hexologists, Iz […]| Leah's Books
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced Author: Nujood Ali and Delphine Minoui Genre: Nonfiction Memoir Publication Date: March 2, 2010 Publisher: Random House Audio ★★★★★ “I’m a simple village girl who h…| Leah's Books
These Things That Walk Behind Me is a terrific new collection of weird, dark fiction from David Surface. My first exposure to Surface’s work was in Unquiet Slumbers: An Anthology of Folk Horror, wh…| The Harvest Maid’s Revenge
My Review: Just as it is in the ‘real’ world at the moment, it’s time for the Fall Harvest Festival in cozy, charming, Shady Hollow. Investigative reporter Vera Vixen has been eagerly anticipating the coming festivities and can’t wait to get back home from a research trip to the ‘big city’ to participate. And, of […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
My Review: Lieutenant Alex Easton (Retired), late of the Gallacian Army, would much prefer to remain in Paris. Among the very tempting fleshpots and far, far away from the cold and dreariness back home in Gallacia. A place they never wanted to return to, and really don’t want to go back to ever again after […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
My Review: There’s a saying that “War is diplomacy by other means”. The converse is often applied as well, that “Diplomacy is war by other means”. It’s also been said that “War is hell”, so either way, references to hell are certainly applicable in both cases. Which leads straight into the motivations behind many of […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
My Review: The Adenashire series has been cozying up to each of the friends who ‘conquered’ the legendary Langheim Baking Battle since the first delightful book in the series, A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic. At the delicious end of the Baking Battle, although Taenya won the competition, it was the fellowship of Arleta, Doli, […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
My Review: “Back in the days when wishes still held power,” there was a human kingdom bordering the lands belonging to the Fae. In other words, this is a fairy tale. But not nearly as much like the fairy tales we all grew up on. Because this isn’t a story to entertain children, it’s a […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
My Review: We begin with just the sort of thing that lets the reader know that this story is going to go to some very dark places. Because it begins with three children being abandoned by their father at what appears to be the worst sort of orphanage without a backward glance. We don’t learn […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
Hi, all: I bring you a non-fiction book by one of my favourite authors (and people). Speak Flowers and Fans: A Dictionary of Floriography and Fanology (Author Tool Chest) by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene How could flowers or hand-held fans be used as a means of covert communications? It sounds odd, maybe extreme, or possibly comical. […]| Just Olga
Hi, all: I bring you the review of a book by an author who is very well-known and respected, and whom I had the pleasure of meeting in person at a book fair many years ago. I’ve been meaning …| Just Olga
