Hard to know what to say about this slim book which, at less than 150 pages, still feels dense. It is divided into three sections that are all clearly connected but also feel distinct and, while they tie in together, each seem to be saying something different about the relationships between the characters. In our… Continue reading Book Review: Transcription by Ben Lerner
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Book Review: Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Alfred A. Knopf, 2026) This book was a definite slow burn for me. I was excited when I heard that O'Farrell had a new book out this year. I've read her two most recent before this - Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, as well as an older title, The Hand that… Continue reading Book Review: Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Book Review: Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
Enormous Wings - Laurie Frankel (Henry Holt and Company, 2026) Pepper Mills didn't choose to stop driving or to movie into Vista View Retirement Community. Those were the choices of her adult children. But, opting to make the best of it, she begins to make friends and even starts up a romantic connection with her… Continue reading Book Review: Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
(Audio) Book Review: Tenderness by Rowan Beaird
Tenderness - Rowan Beaird (Macmillan Audio, 2026) I received an advance listening copy of this book thanks to the publisher and to Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. Book on sale July 21, 2026. The premise of this book sounded really promising. A suspense type story, set over one weekend, on a somewhat remote island.… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Tenderness by Rowan Beaird
Book Review: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper, 2026) I really love Ann Patchett and every time she releases a new book, I find myself delighted that I am living at the same time that one of my favourite writers is writing. (I also really love her as independent bookseller but that is a conversation for another time.)… Continue reading Book Review: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Book Review: Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst
I received an advanced readers' copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. 5 friends (and 2 partners) come together for a week away in the Danish forest. Once a closely-knit friend group during their university days, they have moved into their 30s with their lives going different directions. They… Continue reading Book Review: Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst
Book Review: Nobody Asked for This by Georgia Toews
Nobody Asked for This - Georgia Toews (Anchor Canada, 2026) I might not have picked this book up if it weren't for the fact that Georgia Toews will be one of the featured authors at my local Writers Festival this summer. I'm glad I did though because I found this novel to be a fresh… Continue reading Book Review: Nobody Asked for This by Georgia Toews
Book Review: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje
I can't think of any book that I've read before that felt so compelling and so long at the same time. This one took me a while to get through and it wasn't all easy but I desperately wanted to find out what would happen. Our protagonist is a soldier who has lost his memory.… Continue reading Book Review: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje
Book Review: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada, 2026) My friends and I have a joke that one wrong like on Instagram can ruin your whole algorithm. It's a joke but it's at least a little bit true. Linger too long watching a reel of some woman in a sparkling kitchen making sourdough and suddenly Instagram… Continue reading Book Review: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
(Audio) Book Review: A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman
A Far-Flung Life - M.L. Stedman (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2026) With thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm for an advance listening copy of this book. All opinions are my own. This audiobook was narrated by Lewis Fitzgerald. Oof. Having read M.L. Stedman's previous book, The Light Between Oceans, and cried through it, I knew… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman
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