Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World that Wants to Shrink You by Sofie Hagen
Best for: Anyone who has been exposed to fatphobia (e.g. all of us) and who wants to work on unlearning it, via book with a lot of heart but also a lot of humor. In a nutshell: Comedian Sofie Hagen is a fat woman working to help other fat people to love themselves while also targeting the … [Read more]
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
As promised to myself, this year I'm making my way through the works of Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist Helen Garner. And wouldn't you know it, The Spare Room happened to turn up at a 'swap rather than shop ' event with some friends (the clothes swaps having … [Read more]
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Perfect Remains (Luc Callanach #1) by Helen Fields
How, exactly, do you decide whether the book you’ve just read is good? I can appreciate books that I struggled my way through, and I’ve torn my way through books that I hated. Clearly enjoyment is one factor and reward is another, but the two books I’ve read in the past week or so kind of threw me … [Read more]
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
I can count on Peter Swanson for a solid mystery and Nine Lives, his latest book, is no exception. The premise is borrowed from Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, which is mentioned several times in the book. (Including the alternate titles the Christie story had, one which is considered … [Read more]
Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry
In one word: Puzzling It's been a minute since I picked up a horror book and grabbed this one on a whim at my local library. I mean, check out that gorgeous cover! We apparently aren't supposed to judge books by them, but this one snagged my attention. I was very intrigued by the premise of a … [Read more]
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
In One Word: Satisfying LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK. LOVE IT. The only thing I don't like about it is that I'm done reading it and I can't read it again the first time. This is the second book in Osman's Thursday Murder Club series and I really tried to hold out on reading it, since I just … [Read more]
