Emerald City - Brian Birnbaum (Dead Rabbits, 2019) I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Emerald City is both Brian Birnbaum's debut novel and the first release from a new press, Dead Rabbits. It should be noted that Birnbaum is one of the founders of Dead Rabbits. Both… Continue reading Book Review: Emerald City by Brian Birnbaum
Know My Name - Chanel Miller (Viking, 2019) Like over fifteen million other people, I read Chanel Miller's victim impact statement when it was first published. Like many others, I wept as I read it. Because even though it wasn't my story, it was the story of so many women around me. A story I… Continue reading Book Review: Know My Name by Chanel Miller
The Silence of the Girls - Pat Barker (Penguin Books, 2018) In Silence of the Girls Pat Barker retells the story of the Trojan War from the perspective of Briseis. Once a queen, now the slave of the great warrior Achilles, Barker re-situates this ancient tale with women at the centre. While we get some… Continue reading Book Review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
All the Forgivenesses - Elizabeth Hardinger (John Scognamiglio Books, 2019) I received an Advance Reader's Edition of this book. All opinions are my own. In recent weeks, I've been reading the Little House series with Pearl and Rose at bedtime. We're currently reading On the Banks of Plum Creek, the fourth in the series by… Continue reading Book Review: All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
Reviving Ophelia - Mary Pipher & Sara Pipher Gilliam (Riverhead Books, 2019) When I first read Reviving Ophelia, I was about five years too late. Or twenty years too early, depending on your perspective. I was in my early twenties, out of the adolescent years that Pipher focuses on. Reviving Ophelia first came out in… Continue reading Book Review: Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher & Sara Pipher Gilliam
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