Biblolepsy - Gina Apostol (Soho Press, 2022) I received an Advance Uncopyedited Edition of this book. All opinions are my own. Primi Peregrino is a younger sister, daughter of two eccentric parents who disappear from a boat one day. She is growing up in the Philippines in a time of great uncertainty and instability, under… Continue reading Book Review: Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol
Starling - Kirsten Cram (Highway Six, 2021) Starling is a novel of childhood. As I finished reading it, I was trying to put my finger on what other book it brought to mind until I realized the book I was thinking about was Bridge to Terebithia. While Starling isn't exactly a kids book (though I… Continue reading Book Review: Starling by Kirsten Cram
Out of the Sun - Esi Edugyan (Anansi, 2021) Esi Edugyan is best known for her award-winning fiction - Half Blood Blues and Washington Black - but in this non-fiction book she tackles the subjects of Race and Storytelling. The book is divided according to geographical areas as well as topics: Europe and the Art… Continue reading Book Review: Out of the Sun by Esi Edugyan
Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch - Rivka Galchen (Harper Perennial, 2021) Katharina Kepler is an eccentric older widow. She lives in a small German village in the early 1600s. She is knowledgeable about herbs and natural healing and she isn't shy about letting her feelings be known. It is perhaps inevitable in this… Continue reading Book Review: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
Little Pilgrim's Progress - Helen L. Taylor (Moody Publishers, 2021) Little Pilgrim's Progress is an illustrated adaptation of the classic story by John Bunyan. The famous tale tells of the journey of Christian, a man carrying a great burden, living in the city of Destruction. After meeting Evangelist, Christian begins his journey as a pilgrim… Continue reading Book Review: Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Helen L. Taylor
I hope this finds you well - Kate Baer (Harper Perennial, 2021) I reviewed Kate Baer's first book of poetry at the beginning of this year (What Kind of Woman) and I'm pretty impressed that one year after that collection came out, she already has a new one. Like What Kind of Woman, this is… Continue reading Book Review: I hope this finds you well by Kate Baer
Lemon - Kwon Yeo-sun (Other Press, 2021) I received an Advance Uncorrected Proof of this book. All opinions are my own. It is available in bookstores now. Lemon is a short book, just under 150 pages, divided into eight brief sections, moving forward through time from 2002 to 2019. These sections have different narrators though… Continue reading Book Review: Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun
We Run the Tides - Vendela Vida (Ecco, 2021) We Run the Tides is set in San Francisco, the wealthy neighbourhood of Sea Cliff, in 1984-1985. This is San Francisco pre-tech boom, a place of wealth but also a hippy city set on the ocean, where the inhabitants have acquired their wealth in a variety… Continue reading Book Review: We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida
Happy Hour - Marlowe Granados (Verso, 2021) I received an Advance Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Isa and Gala are best friends, twenty-one years old, and ready for a summer of adventure when they meet in New York City. They have a place to stay, a few connections, and just a… Continue reading Book Review: Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados
A Womb in the Shape of a Heart - Joanne Gallant (Nimbus Publishing, 2021) Like many women, Joanne Gallant expected to get pregnant easily and never questioned her own fertility. Happily married and in her late twenties, Gallant and her husband Joey eagerly planned for the family they wanted. A paediatric nurse, Gallant knew more… Continue reading Book Review: A Womb in the Shape of a Heart by Joanne Gallant
