Isola - Allegra Goodman (The Dial Press, 2025) It didn't take me long after I started reading Isola to realize I'd heard this story before. The tale of Marguerite de la Rocque is one of those folktales that always feels vaguely familiar. I'm not sure if it's better known in Canada than in other parts… Continue reading Book Review: Isola by Allegra Goodman
Like Family - Erin O. White (Dial Press, 2025) I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. After hearing some positive early reviews of Like Family, I realized I had an ARC at home and so picked it up to read over a weekend. I… Continue reading Book Review: Like Family by Erin O. White
Memphis - Tara M. Stringfellow (The Dial Press, 2022) In 1995, Joan, her mother Miriam, and her younger sister Mya flee her father's violent temper and return to their family home in Memphis. They move back into the house that Miriam's father built, the house she grew up, and where Joan's aunt August still lives.… Continue reading Book Review: Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
