

You Deserve a Drink by Mamrie Hart
You Deserve a Drink by Mamrie Hart This bitch, this bitch right here... she's my spirit animal. Mamrie Hart, for those of you living...


The Sweetheart Deal by Polly Dugan
To start off, if you haven't done so already, please read my Q&A with Polly Dugan. That will give you a pretty good glimpse into what I...


The Sweetheart Deal by Polly Dugan : Q&A with the author!
We're going to do something a little different here today at Black, White & Read Books. I was recently contacted by Little Brown &...


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...


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...


Girl at War by Sara Nović
Aside from the atrocities that hit you in the face early on in this book, something else stood out to me in the story of the Jurić...


Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix The glossy, bright IKEA catalog appearance of this book was completely deceiving. I figured this would be a...


Sorcery & Ceceila -or- The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Husband bought this book this past Christmas after having heard an NPR segment on it. I'll admit, I'm horrible about reading books that...