There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Gladstone
The freshly minted Pulitzer Prize winner for best nonfiction, There Is No Place for Us: Homelessness in America, is absolutely heartbreaking and terrifying--but I couldn't look away from the text for the 24 hours it took me to read Brian Gladstone's book. The scope is simultaneously wide and narrow. … [Read more]
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
First and foremost, we must give credit where credit is due. Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear has a premise that must have other authors fuming with jealousy. Her protagonist, Natalie Heller Mills, is a housewife and mother on a remote ranch who posts "tradwife" content on social media, pretending to … [Read more]
When the Wolves Are Silent by C.S. Harris
I have really enjoyed the last few novels in this series after having a few that didn’t quite work as well for me: it’s nice that we haven’t had too many French espionage connections lately and are just doing murder mysteries. Also, I appreciate that Sebastian St. Cyr hasn’t been too beaten up … [Read more]
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey
I never got into the show The Expanse though I was curious from the buzz and the set pictures. I think I watched two episodes and it just didn’t quite get my attention. I tried the first book that the Prime show is based on, and while it was fine, I also wasn’t in a rush to get back to it, and now … [Read more]
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
These were rereads for me but I likely wouldn’t have chosen to revisit this world if they hadn’t been the selection for the Buffering podcast’s book club for April. I like Becky Chambers but prefer her Wayfarers series, and I enjoyed these novellas the first time round, though i preferred the first … [Read more]
Score by Kennedy Ryan
Kennedy Ryan mentioned in her acknowledgments that she considers this series to be “an entire series that focused on the Harlem Renaissance, or that set women fighting for their significance and their own wellness at the center,” and Score follows in Reel’s footsteps, switching from physical health … [Read more]
