Rachel Gillig, celebrated for her dark fairytale duology One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns, returns with a bold new vision in The Knight and the Moth, the first book in The Stonewater Kingdom series. Here, she crafts an atmospheric tale drenched in cathedral light and godless shadows, merging poetic prose with an aching love […]
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Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
There are novels that dazzle you with their prose. Others pierce with emotional resonance. And then there are books like Katabasis by R F Kuang—books that challenge your intellectual vanity, whisper secrets you wish you’d never understood, and turn the architecture of academia into the topography of the damned. In this audacious literary and fantasy […]
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Lifeform by Jenny Slate
Lifeform by Jenny Slate on October 22, 2024 Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood, Humor / Form / Essays Pages: 240 Format: Audiobook, Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jenny Slate was a human mammal who sniffed the air every morning hoping to find another person to love […]
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The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells
The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells was published in 1903 in The Strand Magazine. The story tells of a father and son’s visit to a shop selling disturbingly realistic magical illusions. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The Magic Shop by H. G. […]
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MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL MODE by Ann Braden
When I was fifteen-months old, my dad died in a plane crash. I was in the plane crash, too. So was my mom. My mom saved my life. It was winter, after sunset, when we crashed into a heavily wooded area in upstate New York. The small plane was torn apart as it crashed through the trees. The […]
Harry the High Versus Larry the Low by Alan Champlin Genre: Children’s Picture Book ISBN: 9798891325753 Print Length: 36 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Toni Woodruff A meaningful story about the equilibrium of our planet Harry the High’s got the good stuff. He brings the sunshine and warm weather. He’s responsible for […]
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The Wildelings by Lisa Harding
Lisa Harding’s The Wildelings is a slow-burn literary thriller wrapped in the ornate shadows of Dark Academia. With its vivid character studies, morally ambivalent relationships, and deep psychological layering, the novel navigates the intersection of friendship, philosophy, and formative trauma. A novel as beautiful as it is unsettling, The Wildelings reveals how easily love, loyalty, […]
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Zeal by Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Jerkins’s Zeal is not just a novel—it’s an excavation of heritage, an ode to Black resilience, and a literary reckoning with the aftermath of slavery. Spanning over a century and a half, this sweeping narrative unfolds through multiple voices and time periods, interlacing romance with historical truths in a way that is both emotionally […]
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STARRED Book Review: An Ocean Life
An Ocean Life by T.R. Cotwell Genre: Science Fiction / Marine ISBN: 9798990583719 Print Length: 346 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Peter Hassebroek Balanced storytelling and evocative descriptions elevate a seemingly implausible premise to a convincing, palpably absorbing adventure. The stresses of entrepreneurialism are encroaching on Mark Forster’s home life. To assuage his wife and […]
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The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee
Sometimes a book comes along that feels like it was written specifically for romance readers who understand the joy, comfort, and occasional absurdity of loving a genre that often gets dismissed as “just smut.” Susan Lee’s “The Romance Rivalry” is that book – a charming meta-romance that both celebrates and gently pokes fun at the […]