The Selfless Act of Breathing is a powerful and emotional read. Looking at Michael Kabongo, no one would guess the inner turmoil he is experiencing…
Category Archives: Literary Fiction
Mrs Death Misses Death
Mrs Death Misses Death is a short novel, but is moving, and at times, difficult to read due to the subject matter. It is exhausting being Mrs Death…
When We Lost Our Heads
When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill has a similar quality to it as when Marie Antoinette purportedly said, “Let them eat cake.”
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.
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Still Life by Sarah Winman is a love letter to Florence, Italy. An easy five stars. No review of mine could do this book justice.
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall is the most exquisitely haunting story I’ve read in a long time. Edith Harkness, a renowned sculptor, is living her last days and…
The Island of Missing Trees
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a magnificent story about love, loss, identity, and nature. Set in 1974 Cyprus, the country is in turmoil between
Oh William by Elizabeth Strout
Oh William by Elizabeth Strout is a short novel that packs a big punch. In this third novel, we follow Lucy Barton, later in her life, as she reflects on
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