Happy New Year! Please join me in ignoring all of the nonsense, and allow me to recommend some books for your 2022 reading pleasure. The Ones I've Already Read The Fell, by Sarah Moss (FSG) - March 2022 This is already out in Moss's native UK, but here in the US we have to hang … Continue reading Exciting Books for 2022
Not Dead, Just Resting
And then I blinked, and it was November! I had a pretty bleak October. My mental health was awful. But luckily, I'm feeling much better now, and have my first therapy session in years this week. I am very excited to talk about myself for a while. My reading has been a little disjointed. I'm … Continue reading Not Dead, Just Resting
Literary Yammerings – July 17th 2020
My brain is a bit messy at the moment, and this is reflected by the disjointed nature of my reading this week. I bashed through Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, in a matter of days. It's wonderfully written, with a fierce central female character. Lots of oddball characters too. An incredibly engaging story, in a … Continue reading Literary Yammerings – July 17th 2020
Bookish Witterings – March 21st
Short Story Recommendations Looking back through the favorites tab on my short story spreadsheet, it would seem I favor a harrowing, post-apocalyptic short story. Not so bloody intriguing now we're living it though, is it? Anyway, here are some recent favorites of mine, on the themes of apocalypse, isolation, and endings in general. Probably not … Continue reading Bookish Witterings – March 21st
California Reading 