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
Tag: Karissa Reads Books 2026
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
What I Read: June 2026
Read: The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker (Olive Editions, 2020) Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper, 2026) The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Co, 1965) Enormous Wings - Laurie Frankel (Henry Holt and Company, 2026) Tenderness - Rowan Beaird (MacMillan Audio, 2026) (narrated by Evan Sibley, Katharine Chin, Pete Cross)… Continue reading What I Read: June 2026
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
Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
It's been a bit since I did one of these (and you'll see why in a minute) but in these posts I hope to share a little about what I am reading with my two children. Not exactly a review but a look at a book we’ve read together and how it worked for us.… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
What I Read – May 2026
Read: Go Gentle - Maria Semple (Penguin Random House Audio, 2026) (narrated by Saskia Maarleveld) Son of Nobody - Yann Martel (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2026) The Wax Child - Olga Ravn (Book*hug Press, 2025) (translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken) Mother Mary Comes to Me - Arundhati Roy (Scribner Canada, 2025) Yesteryear -… Continue reading What I Read – May 2026
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
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