Barn 8, Deb Olin Unferth
Funny, whimsical, philosophical, and heartbreaking, Barn 8 ultimately asks: What constitutes meaningful action in a world so in need of … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Contemporary
The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel
Weaving together the lives of these characters, The Glass Hotel moves between the ship, the skyscrapers of Manhattan, and the … Continue reading →
The World on Either Side, Diane Terrana
Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Young Adult Fiction Content Warning: This book includes descriptions of death, depression, attempted suicide, animal poaching, … Continue reading →
The Last Wave, Pankaj Sekhsaria
Ever the aimless drifter, Harish finds the anchor his life needs in a chance encounter with members of the ancient … Continue reading →
Song for a Whale, Lynne Kelly
Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly Middle Grade Fiction Sometimes a book just stops you … Continue reading →
Weather, Jenny Offill
The mammoth threat of climate change looms large over the ephemera of modern life in this novel filled with dread … Continue reading →
Strange Birds, Celia C. Pérez
Selected as one of our January features for Turning the Tide: The Youngest Generation, Strange Birds: a field guide to … Continue reading →
Sool, Cho Dharman
According to Times India, Tamil writer Cho Dharman won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019. The novel is a “burning … Continue reading →
Ned Hayes’ The Eagle Tree
The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes (Little A, 2016) Young adult contemporary fiction Review by Kimberly Christensen To say that … Continue reading →
Ghost Species, James Bradley
We originally published this news on October 25, 2019: James Bradley tweeted the cover reveal of his May 2020 novel, … Continue reading →