Growing Up Kennedy This summer, the last of the nine Kennedy siblings, Jean, passed away at the age of 92. I'd had a copy of The Nine of Us sitting on my shelf as an ARC and as I've been working my way threw all my old ARCs, I figured it time to read The… Continue reading The Nine of Us by Jean Kennedy Smith
Recently I went to my local comic shop (New Wave Comics in Skippack, PA) to pick up an absurd number of comics they'd been holding for me. Of course, as usual, I had a poke around the trade paperbacks that they have in as they often differ from the ones we carry at the store,… Continue reading Sara by Garth Ennis & Steve Epting
The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema When the world is crap, we need some brevity to cheer ourselves up. Shit, Actually, is that brevity - and I enjoy everything Lindy West writes, so reading this was a given. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West was once… Continue reading Shit, Actually by Lindy West
I've been in a romance mood lately for some reason, so I thought I'd revisit some of my favorite literary crushes over the years! Elementary & Middle School Alex - Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech - Alex was probably my first school girl book crush. I related so much to Mary Lou - she… Continue reading Literary Crushes & Book Boyfriends
A German Reckons with History and HomeFirst published in German as Heimat: Ein Deutsches Familienalbum I've had the advance reader copy of this book for longer than I'd like to admit, and just recently got around to reading it. As a second generation German-American whose grandmother lived in Germany during WWII, I related to the… Continue reading Belonging by Nora Krug
The Greek Myths Reimagined - Follow up to Mythos I hadn't realized it was almost exactly a year ago I reviewed Mythos, as I had also listened to it as an advanced listening copy on Libro.fm! It's a great follow-up, this time following the Greek human and demi-god heroes versus the gods themselves. Synopsis From… Continue reading Heroes by Stephen Fry
While searching for an out of print hardcover on used book sites the other day, I stumbled upon a number of secondhand sellers trying to sell advance reader copies of books and it inspired me to say something about them here. Diary of a Bookseller #19 There's nothing quite like getting an advance reader copy… Continue reading The Aches of ARCs
Happy October! This month we continue on with the pre-holiday pub dates for the major publishers which means LOTS of awesome books to add to your TBR! As the book buyer for a local independent book store, I have the great joy of being able to see what books are coming, what publishers are excited… Continue reading New This Month: October 2020
Follow Up to Hyperbole and a Half While comparatively a late comer to Allie's work, I absolutely loved Hyperbole and a Half and anxiously awaited word on her highly anticipated follow up, Solutions and Other Problems. I am happy to report, this does not disappoint. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories… Continue reading Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
Kingdom of Cards #1 This is one review I've been meaning to post for a LONG time - I met Janella in January and asked for three advance copies of her book so that I could buddy read it with two colleagues, who both finished it long before I did and absolutely loved it! Synopsis… Continue reading Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles
