In Character Limit, New York Times reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac deliver a masterclass in narrative nonfiction, dissecting Elon Musk’s dramatic $44 billion takeover of Twitter—a platform that once claimed to be the world’s digital town square and ultimately became one man’s personal echo chamber. With gripping detail, deep sourcing, and a cinematic narrative […]
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Unplugged by David Schulze Genre: Literary Fiction / Dystopia ISBN: 9798992057409 Print Length: 224 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Chelsey Tucker | Content warnings: attempted suicide A provocative and peculiar story that examines technological dependency in a powerful near future Quentin Wagner is raised offline, an oddity compared to the lives of his fellow Gen […]
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Book Review: Hoplite Ridge
Hoplite Ridge by Sean Patrick Sayers Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic ISBN: 9798350986471 Print Length: 532 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Joelene Pynnonen An epic post-apocalyptic fantasy that pits man against gods in an age-old battle for the survival of humanity’s very soul When Commander Ares Augustus discovers that a technologically devastating […]
In the enchanting and eerie conclusion to Victoria Schwab’s Cassidy Blake trilogy, Bridge of Souls takes readers on a supernatural journey through the jazz-filled, haunted streets of New Orleans. After traversing the spectral landscapes of Edinburgh in City of Ghosts and Paris in Tunnel of Bones, young ghost-hunter Cassidy Blake faces her most formidable adversary […]
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My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway
My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway was first published in his 1923 book Three Stories and Ten Poems. The story was later included in his collection of stories, In Our Time, published in 1925 . This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. My Old Man […]
Victoria Schwab’s “Tunnel of Bones,” the second installment in her Cassidy Blake middle-grade paranormal series, plunges readers into the haunted underbelly of Paris with a perfect blend of supernatural chills and historical exploration. Following the events of “City of Ghosts,” which introduced us to Cassidy’s ghost-hunting abilities in Edinburgh, this sequel takes our young protagonist […]
Synopsis: In a World Where Time is Fluid, Love is the Constant That Endures… When Abbie, a modern woman with untapped spiritual gifts, crosses paths with Aroya, a man burdened by the technology of a dystopian future, their meeting ignites a bond that defies the boundaries of time and space. Drawn together by fate—and a […]
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City of Ghosts by Victoria E. Schwab
In Victoria Schwab’s middle-grade debut, “City of Ghosts,” we’re introduced to a world where the boundaries between the living and the dead are as thin as a curtain waiting to be pulled aside. Following Cassidy Blake, a young girl who can cross into what she calls “the Veil” after a near-death experience, Schwab crafts a […]
Jessica Stanley’s sophomore novel, Consider Yourself Kissed, offers readers a remarkably authentic portrait of contemporary womanhood that spans a decade of one woman’s life. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of British politics from 2013 to 2023, this novel examines the intricacies of love, motherhood, career, and identity with both heartwarming tenderness and biting humor. Stanley […]
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Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Imbolo Mbue’s debut novel, Behold the Dreamers, is both a heartfelt tribute to the resilience of the immigrant spirit and a cutting critique of the mythologized American Dream. Published in 2016, it arrived at a time when immigration debates were peaking in political discourse — a backdrop that only heightened the emotional weight of the […]