Cemetery Game by Alan Woo and Rachel Wada
Cemetery Game by Alan Woo and illustrator Rachel Wada is due September 2026 and was read via an online reader. And now comes the more fun part of the review, but also a bit tricky to write. I was not a huge fan of things. I liked the idea of culture, family and traditions, but it felt flat. I … [Read more]
The Yellow Hats by Kelly Matathia-Covo
The picture book The Yellow Hats by Kelly Matathia-Covo (due mid August 2026; read via an online reader copy) is about the Holocaust. It does not come out and say that but due to the Yellow Hats (yellow stars) and the scene behind barbed wire, plus a few other pieces, we know this is the … [Read more]
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
A little while ago, I interviewed G.D. Giant for Quick Questions with a Cannonballer. Of course we talked about books as part of that process. (How could it be otherwise when that’s what we’re here for?) She mentioned that A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is one of her favorite books. The … [Read more]
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
I was seeing A Guardian and a Thief (2025) by Megha Majumdar all over the place at the end of last year. It was on every best-of list that I could find. It's a finalist for the National Book Award, and has many other accolades. I thought this book was very memorable and well written, but also … [Read more]
Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn't affected the contents of my review. If I had to rank all of Chuck Tingle's novels, the order would be for me, from best to least best*: Bury Your Gays, Lucky Day, Camp Damascus, then Fabulous Bodies. (I have not read his … [Read more]
Young Man with a Horn by Dorothy Baker
A short sharp and brilliant novella written by Dorothy Baker in 1938. Often called the first jazz novel, it is loosely based off the life of Bix Beiderbecke, a white trumpeter who generally played with black bands, in this era of Jim Crow, and who died young of alcoholism. Baker … [Read more]
