Little Foxes Took Up Matches is a sometimes dark, sometimes sweet coming-of-age tale. Mitya was just two when he swallowed his grandmother’s sewing needle…
Category Archives: Fiction
The Summer We Buried
The Summer We Buried by Jody Gehrman is a suspenseful story with many reveals along the way. Twenty years ago, Tansy fell under Selene’s charming and erratic…
The Secret by Debbie Howells
The Secret by Debbie Howells is a tense psychological thriller that kept me reading late into the night. In the village of Abingworth, everyone has a secret…
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk is a cozy read with a dash of mystery.
Liesl Weiss has worked as a librarian…
Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang
Joan Is Okay is a short novel where not a lot happens, but a lot is brewing beneath the surface. Joan is in her mid-thirties and an ICU attending at a NYC ho…
The Latinist by Mark Prins
The Latinist by Mark Prins requires patience, and possibly, a love for Antiquity. I have an abundance of the latter, but not always the former.
The Maid by Nita Prose
Need a tissue for your issue? Molly, the maid, has your back. If you loved Eleanor Oliphant, it’s fair to say you’d love The Maid by Nita Prose…
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins delivers on all the beachy and remote island vibes. Six months ago, Lux decided she wanted to travel the world with her boy…
Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey
Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey is a compelling mystery/suspense novel about a police transcriber who becomes enmeshed in a drug case…