October is my favorite month of the year. I love pumpkins, crunchy leaves, and cooler weather. It is the last relaxing month before the holiday season kicks into full swing. For some unknown reason, perhaps Halloween or longer nights, October always seems like the perfect time of year to break out books that are aContinue reading “A vintage modern guide to good horror: A top ten list”
Category Archives: Reviews
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
There is perhaps no one more talented than Kate Morton at weaving multigenerational, modern day families with their historical ancestors. With The Secret Keeper, this talent is continually refined. The family’s past and present is intricately woven in Morton’s trademark neo-gothic style and will keep you reading as the layers are slowly peeled away. DuringContinue reading “The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton”
Reading outside the box: Exploring genres
Today’s bookish question comes from Parajunkee and Alison Can Read: When you step out of your usual genre what do you like to read? Best books in that genre? I don’t consider myself much of a genre reader. I do have preferences, but I seem to mostly practice genre avoidance. There are just certain areasContinue reading “Reading outside the box: Exploring genres”
Straight Man by Richard Russo
From Goodreads: “In this uproarious new novel, Richard Russo performs his characteristic high-wire walk between hilarity and heartbreak. Russo’s protagonist is William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux’s reluctance is partly rooted in his character–he is a born anarchist– and partly inContinue reading “Straight Man by Richard Russo”
Favorite contemporary fiction authors: A top ten list
This week’s top ten list: favorite contemporary fiction authors (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish). I’m defining contemporary authors as currently living, currently publishing (as in more than one book) fiction writers. In no particular order: 10. Deborah Harkness 9. Joe Hill 8. Bret Easton Ellis 7. Ian McEwan 6. John Sandford 5. Kate MortonContinue reading “Favorite contemporary fiction authors: A top ten list”
A (short) break from books…
I am taking a short break from books…in Sweden. I am vacationing here for a week and it’s absolutely gorgeous (and surprisingly warm). See you next week.
Three A.M. by Steven John
From Goodreads: “Fifteen years of sunless gray. Fifteen years of mist. So thick the streets fade off into nothing. So thick the past is hazy at best. The line between right and wrong has long been blurred, especially for Thomas Vale. Long gone are the days when new beginnings seemed possible—when he was a newContinue reading “Three A.M. by Steven John”
Vintage library ads…
As a librarian who loves most things vintage and mid-century, I could not pass up the chance to share mid-century library advertisements. What can I say, I am a sucker for literary enthusiam. For more library ads, read the full article on The Atlantic (also the source of all images). Do you have a favoriteContinue reading “Vintage library ads…”
‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
From Goodreads: “‘Salem’s Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets, and solid church steeples. That summer in ‘Salem’s Lot was a summer of home-coming and return; spring burned out and the land lying dry, crackling underfoot. Late that summer, Ben Mears returned to ‘Salem’s Lot hoping to cast outContinue reading “‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King”
Backlist fiction: Ten books to remember
This week’s top ten list: backlist fiction (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish). These are books that run from a few to several years old. They tend to get lost in the mix of new releases and popular classics. It’s worth noting that I included only one Stephen King and one John IrvingContinue reading “Backlist fiction: Ten books to remember”
flannel and folklore 