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Happy New Year Everyone! Boy am I getting a late start this year. There are almost always too many books to list when I look at what’s coming out from week to week. I managed to narrow it down- just a little bit- to the ones that caught my eye. I have the starred (*) ones on [...]
I haven’t run across many books dealing with death row and the death penalty. Norman Mailer’s The Executioner’s Song comes to mind, and more recently, Naseem Rahka’s The Crying Tree (which Meghan reviewed a few weeks ago). In Edie Meidav’s Lola, California, a daughter is estranged from her father who is currently on death row and awaiting execution in ten days. [...]
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett – I have been waiting for her next book since Run. So excited! Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson The Girl In The Garden by Kamala Nair – I chatted with the author for an episode of What’s Old Is New about being inspired by The Secret [...]
Can we say better late than never? May got away from me, but I had a few things on my shelves that are not to be missed, so I wanted to still share them with you. How Shakespeare Changed Everything by Stephen Marche Half A Life by Darin Strauss – Picked this one up at [...]
On The Shelf Having already read Marcia Clark‘s Guilt By Association (Mulholland Books), I can tell you that enjoyed it quite a bit. I love the characters and I want to see them back. It will be interesting to see how well Clark’s book does, being that she is somewhat of a celebrity author. Notice [...]
This year I have been all about the paranormal. If things go bump in the night, if someone has magic powers, can’t ever die, drinks blood or casts spells, then I want to read about them. Enter Alma Katsu, with an offer to read her new novel, The Taker, which I have seen billed alternately [...]
Geraldine Brooks has a new book due out soon (Viking Adult, May 3, 2011), which is timely for me because between enjoying Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague a ridiculous amount last year and the upcoming discussion of one of her older books, March on the What’s Old Is New Podcast, she is [...]
On the Shelf Enclave, by Ann Aguirre – I finished this one today and if you like dystopian and YA novels it is a great read. Excellent characterizations and world building. The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie, by Wendy McClure Wishlist The Betrayal of Maggie Blair, [...]
On My Shelves The Uncoupling: A Novel, by Meg Wolitzer – I read this for an upcoming episode of What’s Old Is New where Jen and I chatted with Meg Wolitzer. An interesting look at the effect on relationships and a community when the wives decide not to have sex anymore. Reading Lips: A Memoir [...]
On My Shelves The Provence Cure For The Broken-Hearted: A Novel, by Bridget Asher Galore: A Novel, by Michael Crummey Wishlist Blind Sight: A Novel, by Meg Howrey The Girl Who Would Speak For The Dead, by Paul Elwork Expiration Date: A Novel, by Sherril Jaffe
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