I finished June with 37 ARCs left to be read. July has been somehow both hectic and relaxing, if that makes any sense. We had a heatwave, just like most people in the Northern Hemisphere apparently. There were a few days where we couldn’t go anywhere because smoke […]
I finished March with 27 ARCs left to be read. It’s definitely springtime—the weather is vacillating between warm and cool, sun and clouds, and rain. Mom got away to Florida to visit the grandkids, great-grandkids, and her siblings, and I got a nice quiet break at home. I […]
Despite the month of February being the shortest of the year, I managed to buckle down and get a good amount of reading done. I’ve been trying to stay on top of getting reviews written and staying aware of my deadlines. There was a whole lot of snow […]
This Is Not About Us Author: Allegra Goodman Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: February 10, 2026 Publisher: The Dial Press Thank you to NetGalley and The Dial Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern […]
And just like that, the first month of 2026 is done. Meanwhile, I’m still slipping up and writing 2025 on paperwork. January was a whirlwind of a month. After a low-key New Years with my mother, I was feeling pretty good about what this year has in store […]
My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq Author: Ariel Sabar Genre: Memoir Publication Date: August 21, 2008 Publisher: Tantor Audio In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that […]
The Magnificent Ruins Author: Nayantara Roy Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: November 12, 2024 Publisher: Algonquin Books Thank you to Algonquin Books for sending me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her […]
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Author: Sarit Yishai-Levi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 5, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Dunne The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold, and the binds that tie four generations of women. Gabriela’s mother Luna is […]
Hello February! January has become a month full of joy mixed with a drop of sadness for my family since my father passed six years ago. We have always had a lot of January birthdays in the family, and my dad had one in January as well. But […]
Good Dirt Author: Charmaine Wilkerson Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: January 28, 2025 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the […]
