Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
A month ago I came across an article in New Yorker called When Barbara Pym Couldn't Get Published [1]. Barbara Pym was a novelist of some modest success. She had published six books 1950-1961 before her editor dropped her quite suddenly in 1963. She had become old-fashioned. According to the … [Read more]
Tiny Fox and Great Boar Book Two: Furthest by Berenika Kolomycka
Tiny Fox and Great Boar Book Two: Furthest has three different stories that are connected. Berenika Kolomycka’s second book in this series is set in three different locations. The first is a meadow, the second during their travels and a foggy mountain, and the final one the seaside/the ocean. Now, … [Read more]
A Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram Rahman
First, I will say that this is a darn cute book. Second, I adored this character as some of the things she does I related, too, but also because I like her spunk. And finally, this is a good book so, just go out and read it and do not worry about my review. However, if you want more about A … [Read more]
Something about Grandma by Tania de Regil
Julia goes to stay with her grandmother for the first time without her parents. And there is Something about Grandma and something about her house, the area she lives, the town and more. The things Julia does with her grandmother are different. They have sugar bread that is brought to them in a … [Read more]
A Way with Words by Stacy Burch
The main theme of this picture book is words. Or lack thereof. And therefore, it is also about communication. We follow Little Sam as they never speak words, but of course, that does not mean they cannot say many things. And of course, since she is different, people figure she does not have much to … [Read more]
Made in Korea by Jeremy Holt
You think you are getting one story and it turns around to become another when reading Made in Korea. Yet it is still the first story! Jeremy Holt (a nonbinary author) has created a commentary on humanity, life, children, privilege, sexuality, gender and more all bottled up, ready to explode off … [Read more]
