I loved this exciting and satisfying story about three women in their late 40s who develop powers. When Nessa begins hearing a dead girl calling her, she enlists Jo and Harriet to help her. The three soon uncover a bigger, darker conspiracy taking place at a nearby gated community for the ultra wealthy. This book …
Following Walter Isaacson’s seminal book charting the Steve Jobs’ era, NYT reporter Tripp Mickle does that splendid effort proud with this fascinating book about Apple, After Steve. That Tim Cook, an Alabama native who obsessed over expenses and the supply chain was chosen by Jobs—the unsparing visionary—to lead Apple somehow worked brilliantly, as Cook led …
Think: Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation, but sapphic and romantic. Leah returns home to her wife, Miri, from a deep-sea research mission that was only supposed to last three weeks. But after six agonizing months of absence, the Leah who has returned is as mysterious to Miri as the circumstances that kept her away. Foreboding and beautifully written, …
Ah…Italy in the Springtime. The war is over and it’s time to return home to Valetto, where few citizens remain. The village has been devastated, leaving it in ruins. But it is beautiful in its setting. Yes, even the three widowed sisters seem more lovely than they should be. But not everything is as it …
One of the best novels I read this year. A beautiful story about trauma, family expectations, love and found family. Story unfolds in a way where every character feels real. Makes you want to call your friends, grab a drink and catch up. Loved Loved Loved!!! –Rosa, Third Place Books, Seattle, WA Get books you love …
A beautiful story about sisters, humanity, and what we owe each other. Cee has been stranded on an abandoned island for three years. She has no memories, but she knows she has a sister, Kaye, and Cee has to find Kay. Kasey lives in an eco-city, spending her time trying to figure out how to …
In this amazingly excellent dystopian novel, the main theme crops up often in the form of a quote from Star Trek: Voyager: “Survival is insufficient.” Besides the fact that I got the warm and fuzzies figuring the author must be a Star Trek fan, this quote perfectly describes the band of wandering musicians and Shakespearean …
Harini Nagendra’s The Bangalore Detectives Club is out in paperback. It’s the first in a charming cozy series set in 1920’s Bangalore. It’s more Alexander McCall Smith than Jo Nesbø, if you were wondering where we’re going to shelve it in the mystery section. Book club peeps, take note. –A Good Book, Sumner, WA Treat yourself …
Author Brendan Slocumb incorporates some of his personal experiences as a classical musician and POC in this fictional novel of black history set against the classical symphonic industry. Protagonist Ray is an African American violinist who discovers his instrument is a rare Stradivarius that has been passed down to through his family. After it is …
This book is haunting and elegiac, not least because Death herself is one of the narrators. Our other main narrator, Wolf, is a liminal entity, as befits someone who has survived Death more than once and now serves as her chronicler (and possibly more). Godden challenges readers both structurally and stylistically, equally confronting and easing …
