Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously by Jessica Pan 368 pages Memoir Expected publication date: May 28, 2019, by Andrews McMeel Publishing Though she lived in London, a city filled with people and things to do, journalist, American ex-pat, and "shintrovert" Jessica Pan found herself sitting … Continue reading Book Review: Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come
Book Reviews
Book Review: For the Love of Books
For the Love of Books: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More by Graham Tarrant Nonfiction 249 pages Expected publication date, June 18, 2019, by Skyhorse Books, ARC provided by NetGalley For many readers, a book about books is one of the most appealing types of books available. … Continue reading Book Review: For the Love of Books
#Reading Valdemar: Winds of Change
Winds of Change (Mage Winds trilogy #2) by Mercedes Lackey Fantasy 449 pages First published in 1992 by DAW In this second installment of Mercedes Lackey's Mage Winds trilogy, Elspeth, heir to the throne of Valdemar, officially becomes a member of the k'Sheyna clan of the Hawkbrothers in or order to continue her training … Continue reading #Reading Valdemar: Winds of Change
Book Review: Wayfinding
Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M.R. O'Connor Nonfiction 368 pages Expected Publication April30, 2019 by St. Martin's Press At one point or another, each of us has likely gotten lost. And as twenty-first-century technophiles, we have likely used a global positioning system to get ourselves un-lost. But before … Continue reading Book Review: Wayfinding
Series Review: Finishing School, by Gail Carriger
Finishing School by Gail Carriger YA Fantasy/Steampunk Published 2013-2015 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Etiquette and Espionage Curtsies and Conspiracies Waistcoats and Weaponry Manners and Mutiny When discussions of YA Fantasy arise, talk of tropes and clichés invariably follows. While many readers believe that the mere inclusion of a trope indicates a lack … Continue reading Series Review: Finishing School, by Gail Carriger
Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Fantasy 848 pages Published February 26, 2019, by Bloomsbury Press If a book's opening epigraph takes a quote from the biblical Book of Revelation, what follows had best be epic. In her first standalone fantasy novel, best-selling author Samantha Shannon takes a stab at creating something … Continue reading Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree
Book Review: Reading Through the Night
Reading Through the Night by Jane Tompkins Memoir 248 pages University of Virginia Press Jane Tompkins was a respected professor of literature and award-winning author until she developed a debilitating chronic illness that sapped her energy, leaving her unable to travel, work, or even-- on her bad days-- write. With little choice but to stay … Continue reading Book Review: Reading Through the Night
Book Review: A Prisoner in Malta
A Prisoner in Malta by Phillip DePoy Historical Mystery 310 pages Published in January 2016 by Minotaur Books Christopher Marlowe, a poet, playwright, and possible agent provocateur was one of the brightest stars of Elizabethan England until he was killed in a fight in 1593. He was just twenty-nine. Though Marlowe is remembered for his … Continue reading Book Review: A Prisoner in Malta
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/24/2019
The flood waters have begun receding, and things are largely back to normal for the people in my community. We were under mandatory water restrictions from Sunday night until Wednesday night. Businesses were to cut down on their water usage by 25%, and residences were to cut down their usage by 50%. Because I live … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/24/2019
Book Review: Wicked Saints
Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy #1) by Emily A. Duncan YA Fantasy 400 pages Expected publication date: April 2, 2019, by Wednesday Books Anyone who has done more than a cursory study of the life of Joan of Arc will have some understanding of her essential strangeness. Joan, an illiterate teenaged peasant … Continue reading Book Review: Wicked Saints
