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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford
So here’s a book I was probably never going to read, because everyone and their brother was fawning over it when it came out a couple years ago and I only go for those massively loved books if they...
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Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson
I’ve been meaning to read Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie mysteries for a long time now, and even more so after watching the BBC adaptation with Jason Isaacs. Of course, I now have to wait until I...
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Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein
This is one of those books that I haven’t heard much about (well, relatively speaking), but everything I’ve heard has been along the lines of, “OMG CODE NAME VERITY OMG OMG.” I was, obviously,...
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A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
This was the first book I chose for my library book club (because you know I need another book club…) for some very specific reasons: It had several copies available in the system, it was not terribly...
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Rose Under Fire, by Elizabeth Wein
omg, Rose Under Fire. omg, omg. So I read this amazing book last year called Code Name Verity that could probably have literally knocked my socks off had I been wearing socks while reading it. It was...
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A God in Ruins, by Kate Atkinson
I loved Life After Life with a fiery burning passion, and when I heard there was a second novel in that universe coming out, I may have done a happy dance. I couldn’t wait to spend more time in...
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Woman with a Blue Pencil, by Gordon McAlpine
I’ve got two words for you: mystery metafiction. If you like either of those words, you’ll probably like this book. The conceit: this book is set up as if someone has found two manuscripts by an author...
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Weekend Shorts: Book Club Re-Reads
I don’t re-read books terribly often, but when I do, it’s for book club. This year is probably going to be seeing more than its fair share of re-reads as I’ve been tasked with putting the book list...
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The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
At the beginning of the year when I was collecting recommendations for my in-person book club, I had several people clamoring for us to read The Nightingale. But even though the book had been out for...
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer
This was a very last-minute pick for my library book club, with the conversation going something like this: A: “What’s the next book?” B: “I don’t know, you haven’t told me.” A: “We have a list...
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The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka
True story: the other day I was looking at my calendar to see what was up for the week, and I noticed a bright red appointment labeled BOOK CLUB! the next evening. I said to myself, oh, crap, I have...
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All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
I’m pretty sure we’ve established in this space that I love a good World War II book, and especially one of this recent spate of “World War II books about places that are not London or a concentration...
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