

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
So many books about the Nazi occupation easily come across as haunting, lyrical, poignant. It's a staple of the genre. And while All the...


The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
Over the past two years, my reading has become very structured. There's always a queue running and a fluid prioritization of the books...


God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
I remember when I was first introduced to The Magic of ToMo. I read The Bluest Eye in an AP Lit class and instantly fell in love with...


A new chapter
Hardy, har, har. I love myself a corny-ass blog post title. But really. I'm sure some of you (and by "you", I mean the 3 people who are...


Home by Marilynne Robinson
After being so captivated by the writing and characters so generously gifted to us by Robinson in Gilead, I was soooo looking forward to...


The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
The minute I was made aware of this book's release, I knew I needed it in my hot little hands. So I found the library closest to me that...


Falling in love with Anne Shirley as an adult
[This is a loose response to this Book Riot post: Fan(ne)girl] Sometimes it’s amazing to me the books that somehow passed me by during my...