Trail of Tears by John Ehle
This narrative history of the Cherokee Nation was first published in 1988 by John Ehle, known both as a historian of this bent and as a novelist of the early Americas. I've previous read his novel The Land Breakers, which takes place in the North Carolina west country in the 1700s. This history … [Read more]
All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks
On the one hand, All About Me is a fairly light memoir in which it seems the subject never encountered much difficulty and in which everyone he every worked with is a nice, talented guy. It is also stuffed with many well-worn anecdotes and ancient jokes. On the other hand, it reads just like you're … [Read more]
Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal
This was one of the books suggested within another book - the bookseller from The Sentence tried to convince her tough-to-please-book-loving customer to read this (or it was included in her list of perfect short books that they agreed on). This was a very short book - at 98 pages, this is less than … [Read more]
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
The friends who recommended Rory Power's Wilder Girls to me sure know how to get my attention. "Gripping queer relationships and teen girls being badasses!" said one. "You'll love this, it reminds me so much of that show Yellowjackets that you won't stop talking about," raved another. Well, that … [Read more]
Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
Asadora! V03 by Naoki Urasawa
Magical History Tour #9: The Titanic by Fabrice Erre
It is rare a sequel is as good as the first. However, sometimes there is one that you like even more “just because” you do. Maybe it is because the character is your favorite, or maybe it is because you relate to the character, or the author really got into the story and is moving things along. … [Read more]
Holding a Witch by Lauren Connolly
I was a little worried before starting this book because while I’ve loved the author’s other novellas, I’m pretty picky about paranormal novellas. After all the world building necessary, sometimes there’s not enough space left for the romance. Luckily my worries were unfounded about this short and … [Read more]
