Sankofa - Chibundu Onuzo (Tantor Media, 2021) Anna is at a crossroads in her life. She has separated from her husband and is pondering divorce. Her mother has recently died. Anna worries about her daughter but Rose is grown and mostly independent. When going through her mother's things, Anna finds a diary that belonged to… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo
Follow Me to Ground - Sue Rainsford (Scribner, 2018) I do enjoy a novel that involves an entirely unfamiliar premise. Something set in our world but with a premise that could exist here. There's something very bold about the way that Sue Rainsford structures her story so that the reader is never quite sure where… Continue reading Book Review: Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford
River East, River West - Aube Rey Lescure (William Morrow, 2024) I received an Uncorrected Proof via the publisher of this book. All opinions are my own. Alva was born in China and has lived her whole life in Shanghai. This is only remarkable for the fact that Alva's mother, Sloan, is a Caucasian American… Continue reading Book Review: River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue (Harper Collins Audio, 2024) (narrated by Nasim Pedrad) Jolene hates her soul-sucking office job and her one release is to write snarky postscripts at the end of her work emails. These she then highlights and turns to white-coloured font so no one can actually see them.… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Familial Hungers - Christine Wu (Brick Books, 2025) Reading this slim book of poems, I was reminded of a long ago conversation with a friend who firmly believed that there needed to be a sixth love language. "Food", she would say. "Food is a love language." Food, both the love of it and its preparation… Continue reading Book Review: Familial Hungers by Christine Wu
Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf Canada, 2025) I've been a fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's work since I first read Half of a Yellow Sun and I've since read everything else by her, including her non-fiction work. I've find her writing to be incisive and informative. I immediately added her new book to… Continue reading Book Review: Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
To Have and Have More - Sanibel (8th Note Press, 2025) I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley. All opinions are my own. Publication date: April 15, 2025 Emery Hooper is beginning her first year at the elite Derrymore Academy. It's a boarding school for the… Continue reading Book Review: To Have and Have More by Sanibel
Dearly Beloved follows, from childhood into late life, two Presbyterian ministers and the women they marry. This might not sound dramatically interesting and it certainly isn't a book filled with twists and turns. Instead it's a study of character. We have two men, Charles and James, who each come to ministry at a fairly young… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory - Tim Alberta (Harper Collins Audio, 2023) (narrated by the author) I first came across this book via customer request at work. Probably because of this, with the book's subtitle of "American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism", I assumed it was a look at the Evangelical Church… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
At a Loss for Words - Carol Off (Random House Canada, 2024) Carol Off is a widely respected Canadian journalist, the longtime host of CBC’s As It Happens. As such, and because I have read a book by Off before, I felt confident this book would be illuminating and fair and it did not disappoint.… Continue reading Book Review: At a Loss for Words by Carol Off
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