Hi, all: I bring you a book by a favourite author of mine, and of many of you as well. She is also a fabulous reviewer, so I recommend reading her books and following her blog as well. But, before I get on with the review of her newest book, I wanted to let you […]| Just Olga
Hello all: I bring you the review of a book by an author who has visited this blog frequently, and whose books never leave readers indifferent. He deals in historical fiction and always takes it a …| Just Olga
Karine Jean-Pierre can't stop making history. Earlier this year, the former White House press secretary became the highest-ranking openly queer, French-born black woman with a hyphenated surname to publicly renounce the Democratic Party for being mean to Joe Biden. She is the only black female lesbian immigrant to publish a book about her time in the Biden administration. It is the worst political memoir ever written in the history of the English language. The post A Book So Bad It Shattered ...|
"The members of the Casey family have from the beginning intended that the principal purpose of the Annie E. Casey Foundation would be to support needy children in foster homes," Jim Casey wrote around 1947. Casey, who founded UPS, was worried about impoverished children, particularly orphans. He set up his foundation in 1948, and as of 2023, the endowment was valued at $3.4 billion. The post Charity Run Amok appeared first on .|
The Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt was an interesting read. It is a close examination of what they perceive as structural flaws in the U.S. Constitution that have allowed minority rule to undermine, in their opinion, democratic norms. Most of their focus is … Continue reading Book Review: Tyranny of the Minority→| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
Chris Kluwe recommends The Lost Reliquary if you like intriguing world-building, well-plotted storylines, and complex character growth with a dash of detective story.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Book reviewer Arley Sorg has another fun anthology to recommend: Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Want to support a Colorado author? Check out these books.| The Denver Post
Even when we’re not buddy reading something together, Nils and I always message each other about what we’re reading, and I remember telling her I think the next one is maybe about something that lives underwater…? I was very wrong. It was ahead of us now. Between us and the exit. Christ’s blood. It was still moving, though, and I hoped like hell that it was retreating from us. If you’ve been following my reading/reviews of T. Kingfisher’s Sworn Soldier series, you’ll know I don...| Fantasy-Hive
An intoxicating song of blood and smut and tragedy. Empire of the Dawn, marking the conclusion of Jay Kristoff’s epic Empire of the Vampire series, is a thrilling, violent, heartbreaking, and manipulative entry, cementing the series as a modern epic and dark classic. I am thankful to my friends at the Fantasy Hive, Jay Kristoff and Angelica Jones from Harper Collins UK, for my advanced review copy of this book (and also for having to put up with my numerous entreaties to get this copy over)...| Fantasy-Hive
When her cousin gets kidnapped by a dastardly trickster, Luzia is forced to sell herself in servitude to the Eoi in exchange for his life. But the terms of the deal turn out to be much more complicated than she ever imagined… Luzia N.E. Drainway never really thought too much about the Astrosi. They lurk above and below Bastion City – a giant multileveled megalopolis she calls her home – and they tend to keep to themselves. On the rare occasions they use their magics to meddle with human...| Fantasy-Hive
“Blessed Virgin,” I whispered, even thought I couldn’t even hear myself. “Why must you keep sending me innocent monsters?” For the spooky season, I resolved to read T. Kingfisher’s Sworn Soldier series. On finishing the first, What Moves the Dead, I dove straight into the next, What Feasts at Night. I have to confess that I struggled for a while to get into What Feasts, as it seemed to have such a different feeling to What Moves, and it took me quite a while to get used to the d...| Fantasy-Hive
“It takes so much to build an image. It takes next to nothing to destroy one.” Clio Barnes, and her two sisters Leda and Daphne grew up in a haunted house. They spent much of their childhood in Edgewood Drive, a place where their mum, Alexandra, succumbed to drinking, a place that their mother swore was haunted. When their mother was deemed unfit to take care of them, they moved in with their father and didn’t see Alexandra again. Now their mother has passed away and left the house to t...| Fantasy-Hive
Jonathan reviews Gretchen Felker-Martin's upcoming queer horror novella BLACK FLAME: "continues Felker-Martin’s awesome reign of terror, whilst breaking exciting new ground"| Fantasy-Hive
Special thanks to Literary Media Tours and the author for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review! Temping Is Hell (Necessary Evil #1)Publication Date: 30 October 2025Genre: Paranormal Romance Panda Rating:(4 pandas) 📖 SYNOPSIS WORST. JOB. EVER. Kate O’Hara can’t wait until this temp assignment is over. The woman who hired […]| dinipandareads
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV ShowPublisher: Gallery UKPub Date: 24 October 2024Genre: Memoir Panda Rating:(4.5 pandas) 📖 SYNOPSIS A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free. In the early 2000s, after years of hard […]| dinipandareads
Original article from Modern Gypsy - Travels through a journey called life All you can do with regard to your own life is choose the best path that you believe in. On the other hand, what kind of judgement do people pass on that choice? That is the task of other people, and is not a matter you can do anything about. Billed as a Japanese phenomenon, […] The post Book review: The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga appeared first on Modern Gypsy.| Modern Gypsy
The Short: I recently read Damon Knight’s first anthology, A Century of Science Fiction, 1962 Simon & Schuster. It includes 26 short stories, novelettes, and several novel excer…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
Vital truths and examples of Christian living: Believers are all called to be Christlike. We are meant to be slowly but surely transformed into his… The post Theologians on the Christian Life appeared first on CultureWatch.| CultureWatch
WHAT’S WITH BAUM (2025) *** by Woody Allen This hardback edition published by Swift Press, 2025, 186pp © Woody Allen, 2025 ISBN: 978-1-8007-5629-8 Blurb: A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum’s turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His...| STEVE ALDOUS, Writer
“Why Christians Should Be Leftists” argues Jesus’ moral imagination pushes Christians toward justice, compassion and neighborly politics.| The Presbyterian Outlook
Check out my review of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, a cozy witch romance filled with found family sweetness.| Peanut Blossom Book Club
Teaching with AI is a timely and deeply grounded contribution to the ongoing conversation about artificial intelligence in education. Written by Dr. Med| Selected Reads
Despite the temptation to think otherwise, I am certain there has never been a time or a context in which it has been easy to raise children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Rather, every set of parents of every era and place has had to face challenges.| Tim Challies
In 2025, The Great Gatsby marks its centenary, showcasing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s exploration of the American Dream. The novel’s enduring impact is partly due to Francis Cugat’s ico…| Atkins Bookshelf
For many Latter-day Saints, the annual Come, Follow Me journey through the Old Testament can feel like a daunting pilgrimage. It is a vast and often alien landscape, filled with archaic language, bewildering poetry, and troubling cultural norms that can create a significant chasm between the modern reader and the ancient text. While numerous commentaries and devotional guides exist, few have so skillfully attempted to build a bridge across that chasm as Joshua M. Sears has in his newly publis...| Times & Seasons
Headline Book Publishing| 2004| Hardback edition| 440 pages| 5* Five-year-old Jimmy Rova is the unwanted child of a mother who rejects him, and whose other children bully him. The one thing he can call his… More| BooksPlease
I’m excited to have Priscilla Bettis here today to share her latest release, “Whispers of a Southern Moon.” BLURB An artistic, new collection of inspirational fiction and poetry by Priscilla Bettis. Includes the award-winning story “Fix Your Face,” a “wonderful Southern Gothic piece akin to the work of Flannery O’Conner!”—Brooke Dreger, Editor, Solid Food Press A … Continue reading "#NewRelease “Whispers of a Southern Moon” by #PriscillaBettis #shortstories #poetry #f...| Author D.L. Finn
Book Review: The Self-Fed Farm and Garden, Eliot Coleman. Chelsea Green. November 2025. 208 pages, $29.95 USD, $40.00 CAN Eliot Coleman has been one of my vegetable-growing gurus since he wrote The New Organic Grower in 1989, and his latest book, The Self-Fed Farm and Garden, confirms our alignment once again. Biologically based agriculture … Continue reading "Book Review: The Self-Fed Farm and Garden, Eliot Coleman"| Sustainable Market Farming
Next up is The Rest of our Lives. You can read our short reviews here: The Rest of our Lives. The novel made it onto 0 of our predictions lists. The Booker judges had this to say about the book ‘When Tom Layward’s wife cheated on him, he stayed for the children but promised to […]| The Reader's Room
Next up is Audition by Katie Kitamura. You can read our short reviews here: Audition. The novel made it onto 4 of our predictions lists with all by Lisa predicting it will make the shortlist. The Booker judges had this to say about the book… ‘This novel begins with an actress meeting a young man […]| The Reader's Room
Now that the shortlist has been announced, our panel will be providing some additional thoughts on each of the shortlist nominees. First up is Flesh by David Szalay. You can read our short reviews …| The Reader's Room
October tried to convince me I was too busy to read. Cute, right? I truly believed I barely made a dent in my TBR pile…until I checked my reviews for this post and realized I somehow got through 18 books. Eighteen! Apparently the library fairy gods decided to drop every single hold into my lap... Read On → The post Everything I Read and Listened to in October 2025 appeared first on Sweetphi.| Sweetphi
Carlo Bramanti finds the connections between design and conspiracy theory so compelling that he coined a term for the common ground that they share: Conspiratorial Design| We Make Money Not Art
Why shouldn’t folk horror take place in the cities? Most of the ingredients are there: isolation, ritual, and superstition. Folk horror lives whenever the folk go, after all. And while urban areas …| The Harvest Maid’s Revenge
A review of Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom by Philip Marfleet (Bookmarks, 2025), £10 Publication of Philip Marfleet’s Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom comes in the context of almost two years of genocide enacted against the… Continue Reading → The post Palestinian history: a tool for liberation appeared first on International Socialism.| International Socialism
A review of The Future of Revolution: Communist Prospects from the Paris Commune to the George Floyd Uprising by Jasper Bernes (Verso, 2025), £16.99 Jasper Bernes’ fascinating new book is a long history of the workers’ council— long because it… Continue Reading →| International Socialism
Check out my book review of Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan to see what I think of this new football, fake relationship romance.| She Reads Romance Books
A book review of Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, the story of a psychiatrist’s survival in Nazi concentration camps and the creation of Logotherapy, a therapy centered on finding purpose even in suffering.| Via Stoica
Sakae Kusama’s The Troublesome Guest of Sotomura Detective Agency is a one-shot manga which features a private investigator (Matsuda Kei) and a former classmate (Kamiko) who ends up running into […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
I remember liking some of Simon Armitage’s poems, so I was surprised that I didn’t really connect with or enjoy a single one in this collection! It’s deeply rooted in […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
Lucy Cooke’s Bitch aims to re-examine things that are taken for biological truths (like the idea that eggs are more costly so female animals evolved to be choosy while sperm is […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
James Henry Alistair’s Pagans is set in an interesting world in which the Norman invasion of 1066 never happened, and Britain is divided into Norse, Saxon and indigenous British contingents which […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
I had suspected that Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold wouldn’t be entirely my thing, so I wasn’t surprised to find that I didn’t love it. It made decent light […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
The sixth volume of C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad’s Fence is a self-contained arc in which they visit another fencing school to practice intensively, and several people have dates (but Aiden […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir’s Valkyrie attempts to give us a pretty comprehensive picture of the position of women in Norse society (I don’t say “Viking”, because “Vikings” are the ones who […]| Nicky @ The Bibliophibian
September 30, “Fake Skating” by Lynn Painter was released. It has already become immensely popular with a younger crowd, due to the success of Painter’s previous books. This book is a breathtaking read filled with twists and turns throughout the book for all Painter’s fans, especially for a younger audience. All of the twists and...| The Lance
TITLES: In Death Ground, The Shiva Option AUTHORS: David Weber, Steve White SERIES: Starfire PUBLISHER: Baen Books DATES: 1997, 2003 The first time I read The Shiva Option I was bored out of of my …| Goldwag's Journal on Civilization
My best friend and I have just finished another Emma and Liz Reads book! (If you want to see them all, click here.) I received this one on my birthday last year from my friend Sian, who had seen it on my wishlist, and I think I bought a copy for Emma as I knew […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
When I was writing my Pairings post for Nonfiction November last year, I set an intention to read these two books together. I didn’t realise quite what a link they had until I read “Neon Roses” – read on below for that gem! Out of the ten books I bought in June 2024, including “Pride”, […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
It’s time! It’s the start of Nonfiction November (which is five weeks long to cover all the weeks in November) Week 1 27 October – 02 November Your Year in Nonfiction Host: Heather. Heather is a veterinarian living in Ohio who blogs at Based on a True Story. She reads all genres but really loves […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
As Nonfiction November starts on Monday (eee!), I have prepared my potential list of short nonfiction to read next month to cover Nonfiction November AND Novellas in November (yes, I know a work of short nonfiction is not precisely a novella; yes, the organisers of NovNov allow nonfiction and I do this every year). Nonfiction […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
We’re coming up to Nonfiction November and my particular Week, Pairings (link to last year’s post), and I set an intention at the start of this month to get some books read to add to my fiction/nonfiction pairings for Nonfiction November 2025. I had intended to read “That Peckham Boy” to pair up with Caleb […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
After giving up on another book that was *just* a romance with the secondary characters more sketched in, I’ve realised that really I prefer reading light novels that have a fully realised community flavour to them, with more than one story woven in. These two reads from NetGalley fulfilled that criterion beautifully. Angela Britnell – […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
“Carry On, Jeeves” was first published, not only in 1925, but in October 1925, by Herbert Jenkins. It includes ten short stories, the first of which being the Jeeves & Wooster origin story, when the “gentleman’s personal gentleman” first glided in to Bertie Wooster’s life. As such, it was the perfect book to download and […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
I had to say yes when offered this book by Rachel’s Random Resources, as I knew that fiction writers visiting my professional blog would be interested, as well as any fiction writers who visit this book review blog! It didn’t disappoint, packed full of useful information. Elizabeth M. Hurst – “The Wordsmith’s Guide to Planning […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
We like a Korean/Japanese healing novel in this house, and this is certainly a lovely example. Kim Jee Hye (trans. Shanna Tan) – “Soyangri Book Kitchen” (14 April 2025, NetGalley) Writing my first novel brought me a lot of joy. When I first started, I hadn’t quite imagined that others would be reading the story […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
Moomins, Finnish novels, Tove Jansson| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
2025, 227 p. I feel a bit as if I’ve come half-way into a conversation with this book, because this memoir by Mandy Sayer is in fact her fourth (no fear of an unexamined life, here). But alth…| The Resident Judge of Port Phillip
Elie Honig’s book, “When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President from Nixon to Trump” (Harper 2025), is well worth reading. It is entertaining, educational, prescriptive, disturbing, and optimistic, in that it suggests that we learn from precedent and make it better. The title of the book seems […]| E-Discovery LLC
We could all use a little more kindness in our lives, which is why years ago, I started a Random Acts of Kindness series, as friends and I shared ideas about how to teach our little ones about showing compassion towards others. Reading together is an important part of raising kids who do the right... -Read More- The post Kindness Books for Kids appeared first on All Done Monkey.| All Done Monkey
Dive into spooky season with these adorable, fun children's books for Halloween! Includes books for young children as well as a chapter book.| All Done Monkey
Lately, I read Morgan Housel’s third book – “The Art of Spending Money”. Personally, I was hoping to find new interesting stories in his book as Housel had written quite a lot of them in his previous two books – “The Psychology of Money” and “Same as Ever”. True enough, his stories are plentiful and […]| KCLau.com
Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? Finally acquired a new scanner! 1. The Memory of Whiteness, Kim Stanley Robinson (1985) From the back cover: “In the 33rd century humanity is scattered among the planets of the Solar System. Millions of lives depend on the revolutionary physics of Arthur Holywelkin; millions of … Continue reading Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXLVI (Kim Stanley Robinson, Miriam Allen DeFord, Keith Laumer, an...| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
Alan Gutierrez’s cover for the 1985 edition 4.5/5 (Very Good) Octavia E. Butler’s Clay’s Ark (1984) is the final published volume of her Patternist sequence (1976-1984).1 It is th…| Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
We’re loving our scarecrow and corn theme for autumn! Here are our favorite books for a scarecrow and corn theme. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Read Sample”... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Scarecrow and Corn Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.| Living Montessori Now
The Disappearing Act| Reads & Knits
The Husbands| Reads & Knits
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse| Reads & Knits
The Murder of My Aunt| Reads & Knits
The Sussex Downs Murder| Reads & Knits
Body on the Island| Reads & Knits
Oracle| Reads & Knits
The Kensington Kidnap| Reads & Knits
Title: Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5) by James S.A. CoreyRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Title: Shiver by Allie ReynoldsRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Title: Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem KhanRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Death on the Cherwell| Reads & Knits
Cibola Burn (The Expanse #4)| Reads & Knits
Logan's Run| Reads & Knits
The Pint of No Return| Reads & Knits
Eight Perfect Murders| Reads & Knits
The Case of the Famished Parson| Reads & Knits
The Pact| Reads & Knits
Title: Death of a Busybody by George BellairsRating: 4 stars (🌟🌟🌟🌟)| Reads & Knits
Magpie Murders| Reads & Knits
Crossed Skis: An Alpine Mystery| Reads & Knits
Who Is Maud Dixon| Reads & Knits
Refuge| Reads & Knits
Multi genre book reviews & the occasional mention of things done with yarn.| Reads & Knits
Continuing on with this series of short stories by Faber, this week I’ve read two more during my lunch breaks at work. Some brief thoughts on each: Mrs Fox by Sarah Hall – This one was unexpectedly odd in the direction it moved, yet strangely compelling. I’m still not sure what to make of it. … Continue reading Faber Stories: Two Brief Reviews| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: On the twelfth day of her hunger strike, Maggy is unable to tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined. That’s true of what brought her here too: was she IRA, or did she just take risks for the sake of a friend? Julia O’Faolain paints a portrait of … Continue reading Short Story Review: Daughters of Passion by Julia O’Faolain| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. She’s drawn into simmering personal dramas. Her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes … Continue reading Book Review: Intimacies by Katie Kitamura| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: Nonfiction winner of the Finlay Lloyd 20/40 Prize for 2025 Documenting the damaging role of anxiety in our lives is hardly new, but Touched takes us inside the destabilising riot of a three-day panic attack with such insight, honesty and humour that the perspective we gain is revelatory and overwhelmingly hopeful. This book has … Continue reading Touched by Kim Kelly| Theresa Smith Writes
About the Book: A rich historical novel about the aftermath of betrayal, from the Booker prize-winner. Isabel Osmond, a spirited, intelligent young heiress, flees to London after being betrayed by her husband, to be with her beloved cousin Ralph on his deathbed. After a sombre, silent existence at her husband’s Roman palazzo, Isabel’s daring escape … Continue reading Book Review: Mrs Osmond by John Banville| Theresa Smith Writes
Translated by Sophie Hughes About the Book: Shortlisted, International Booker Prize, United Kingdom, 2025 Longlisted, National Book Award for Translated Literature, United States, 2025 They have ev…| Theresa Smith Writes
Voidwalker Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. WOULD IT BE SO BAD TO BE DEVOURED? Fi smuggles contraband between worlds, stockpiling funds and stolen magic to keep her village free from the blood […]| Leah's Books
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “The problem with mushrooms, Pansy decided, half-squatting in […]| Leah's Books
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “It is not an easy thing to slip […]| Leah's Books
I Took Her First Author: Samantha Hayes Genre: Mystery Publication Date: November 3, 2025 Publisher: Bookouture Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC …| Leah's Books
