“We are all stardust. The whole universe is inside us.” – Matt Haig, The Life Impossible Awww, Matt Haig…you almost had me. Almost. I really thought we were going to make it this time, that we would be happy together. Much like that guy (or girl) that all of your friends and family encourage you […]
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Let’s talk about Binti, the accidental heroine of our story. (Aren’t they all accidental heroines in some form or fashion? I digress…) One of 10 kids, Binti is a 16-year-old Himba girl who leaves home in the dead of night to fulfill her dream of attending the renowned Oomza University. She boards a transporter that
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Imagine if you will that you are walking along the streets of your town. You’re young, healthy, able to work. You show up for a job each day, hang out with your friends on the weekends, maybe go see your mom on Sundays to get your laundry done and have a home cooked meal. You
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One of my favorites, Griffin & Sabine captured my imagination when it was first published. I was working in a book store at the time and I recommended this book to everyone. Everyone. If you are not one of the seemingly thousands of people I preached to about this book and it’s new to you, let me
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In the midst of a pandemic and quite by accident, author Katherine May has presented the world with a book that guides the reader through winter – not the annual season, but those darker periods of our lives when we are forced to retreat from the unexpected hardships of life that leave us severely bent
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Oona, Oona – how you made me cry! Going into this book, I never would have thought it would be one I would shed tears over, but I did. That’s a rare feat. I can list the number of books that have made me cry in my lifetime. Generally, the only things that make me
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I’m sure many of you have taken one of the DNA tests out there through something like Ancestry.com or 23 and Me, right? You’ve at least heard of them. You can find out your familial regions, your predisposed tendencies for certain illnesses, and police are using them to solve crimes. What if you could also use it to
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I know what you’re wondering and I’ll answer that question first. Yes, there are erotic stories peppered throughout this book. The stories are beautiful and well-written and I would read a whole collection of them if Balli Kaur Jaswal chose to write one. However, there is so much more to this book. There is mystery, romance, tragedy,
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It’s the rare book that makes me want to read it again as soon as I finish it, but The Song of Achilles is an exceptional enough treat that it does exactly that. This tale of mythological characters is larger than life but reads as intimately as the best of any historical fiction. You do believe that
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August 28, 2024 Guess who’s back, back again? Y’all, I can’t get this song out of my head, and I’ve got to exorcize this demon. It’s been rattling around in my brain for too many weeks, and it’s Eminem 24/7 around my house now. If you don’t recognize the snippet of a lyric, we’re talking
