From Goodreads: Thirty years after the Civil War’s Battle of the Wilderness left him maimed, Abel Truman has found his way to the edge of the continent, the rugged, majestic coast of Washington State, where he lives alone in a driftwood shack with his beloved dog. Wilderness is the story of Abel, now an oldContinue reading “Wilderness by Lance Weller”
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Beautiful Disaster: A Playlist
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire, from Goodreads: The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America,Continue reading “Beautiful Disaster: A Playlist”
America Pacifica by Anna North
From Goodreads: Eighteen-year-old Darcy lives on the island of America Pacifica–one of the last places on earth that is still habitable, after North America has succumbed to a second ice age. Education, food, and basic means of survival are the province of a chosen few, while the majority of the island residents must struggle toContinue reading “America Pacifica by Anna North”
Favorite quotations: a top ten list
I am not a writer nor have I ever particularly aspired to be one (I recently had to google #NaNoWriMo, why I insist on including information that embarrases me in this post – I do not know). I am, however, a dedicated and voracious reader. I think for readers in particular, finding and identifying with certain writers hasContinue reading “Favorite quotations: a top ten list”
Virgil Flowers’ t-shirts: A lesson in indie music
Recently, I wrote this post on John Sandford’s Stolen Prey (excellent, by the way, also includes an amazing veggie burger recipe). In the comments, there is a discussion about Virgil Flowers. He’s a minor recurring character in the Prey series who now has a series of his own. Virgil is known for quite a few things including fishing,Continue reading “Virgil Flowers’ t-shirts: A lesson in indie music”
The Elementals by Francesca Lia Block
The Elementals by Francesca Lia Block (in her adult fiction debut) weaves a compulsively readable, gothic-tinged mystery with a coming of age story. From Goodreads: From a star YA author Francesca Lia Block—an adult novel about a student, haunted by the disappearance of a friend, who must face the truth. The Elementals is on one level an intriguing coming-of-age novelContinue reading “The Elementals by Francesca Lia Block”
Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry
Learning to Swim is Sara J. Henry’s excellent debut novel featuring a slightly quirky, but beguiling protagonist. You’ll be quickly drawn in to the mystery surrounding the little boy’s disappearance and sudden resurrection. From Goodreads: “If I’d blinked, I would have missed it. But I didn’t, and I saw something fall from the rear deckContinue reading “Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry”
Literary Heroines: A top ten list
This week’s top ten list: literary heroines who kick-ass – though I think it is important to note that one need not literally kick ass to qualify (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish). This list will include (fictional) women I admire for their brilliance, humor, resilience, kindness, dignity, class, wit, perseverance, strength, endurance, love, etc.Continue reading “Literary Heroines: A top ten list”
Desperation by Stephen King
You know a book is going to be good when you are sufficiently scared on page four. There is something about the highways in the middle of America, where you travel for miles without seeing any sign of life (on a side note, I’ve always found Wyoming to be the worst). Suddenly, you see aContinue reading “Desperation by Stephen King”
Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Adolescence is awkward at the best of times and painfully cruel at the worst. Death, even when expected, can be crushing and life changing (often at the same time). Intersecting the two can be heartbreaking. This is where you’ll find Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt. In 1987, fourteen year old JuneContinue reading “Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt”
flannel and folklore 