Category: From Publisher
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Review: BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston
Thank you so much to Harper Books for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the…
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Review: BLACKFISH CITY by Sam J. Miller
Thank you so much to Ecco Books for providing my copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city’s denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod…
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Book Review: PROPERTY: STORIES BETWEEN TWO NOVELLAS by Lionel Shriver
Thank you so much Harper Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: A striking new collection of ten short stories and two novellas that explores the idea of property in every meaning of the word, from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist So Much…
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Mini Book Review: IN CONCLUSION, DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT by Lauren Graham
Thank you so much Random House for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: In this expansion of the 2017 commencement speech she gave at her hometown Langley High, Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, reflects on growing up, pursuing your dreams, and living in the here and now. “Whatever…
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Book Review: TREEBORNE by Caleb Johnson
Thank you so much to Picador for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: Janie Treeborne lives on an orchard at the edge of Elberta, Alabama, and in time, she has become its keeper. A place where conquistadors once walked, and where the peaches they left behind now grow, Elberta…
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Book Review: THE ONES WE CHOOSE by Julie Clark
Many thanks to Gallery Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: The powerful forces of science and family collide when geneticist Paige Robson finds her world in upheaval: Her eight-year-old son Miles is struggling to fit in at his new school and begins asking questions about his biological…
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Review: TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN RACIST by Blanche McCrary Boyd
Thank you so much Counterpoint Press for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: Ellen’s brother, Royce, was a celebrated novelist who, a decade earlier, saw his work adopted by racists and fell under the sway of white supremacy. Ellen thought him dead from a botched FBI raid on his compound.…
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Review: END OF THE ROPE by Jan Redford
Thank you so much Counterpoint Press for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: As a teenager, in a fit of rage toward her father, Jan pits herself against a steep rock face near their cottage. At the top, fired up by the victory, she sets her sights on the…
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Review: KILLING PACE by Douglas Schofield
Thank you Smith Publicity and Minotaur Books for providing my copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: These three questions have plagued Lisa Green for the past two months since she crawled barefoot and bleeding from the wreckage of a catastrophic car accident. Her boyfriend Roland has been nursing her back to health…
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Review: THE DEAD HOUSE by Billy O’Callaghan
Thank you so much Skyhorse Publishing for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: Maggie is a successful young artist who has had bad luck with men. Her last put her in the hospital and, after she’s healed physically, left her needing to get out of London to heal mentally…