I stumbled upon Welcome to the Writer’s Life while dashing into the library to return books. In true book nerd fashion, I couldn’t resist stepping into the next room to glance at the new book display even though Laura was waiting… Read More ›
Book review
Review: The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
If you’re building or renovating a home and like to repurpose old architectural features, this novel will make you think twice about those great finds you bring home. This is not your typical haunted house story. The unsuspecting couple doesn’t… Read More ›
Review: The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets
The great outdoors, strong women, dogs If you like outdoorsy adventure mysteries or thrillers with a psychological edge, then check out Diane Les Becquets’ new book, The Last Woman in the Forest. It’s the story a young woman who loves… Read More ›
Review: Wild Bill by Tom Clavin
I’m excited to share the review I wrote for Criminal Element of Tom Clavin’s new biography, Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier’s First Gunfighter.
Review: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
My first read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge is The Lost Man by Jane Harper. It just came out here in the U.S. on February 5, 2019 from Flatiron Books. To say I was looking forward to this novel… Read More ›
Hum If You Don’t Know The Words by Bianca Marais
I’ve been MIA this month at WildmooBooks. November turned out to be busier than planned. I’ll write a book related catch up post later this week, but for now, I just had to share this. This was the scene at… Read More ›
Courageous Women of the Vietnam War by Kathryn J. Atwood
I’m a big fan of Kathryn J. Atwood’s work. She’s written several collective biographies of women who either insert themselves into or find themselves in the midst of a war zone or occupied territory. I wrote about her Women Heroes… Read More ›
Gothic Vampire Tradition Meets Sci-Fi in Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
If you like books about race, sexuality, power, and family you might want to check out this novel because these issues are explored in interesting and unusual ways. The pacing of the second half is just off, or at least very different from the first (it involves a court case and those often make me glaze over). If you’re someone who is really into vampire novels you’ll want to read Fledgling for the inventive vampire world Butler creates. However, if you’re the type who reads one vampire novel a year and are looking for a novel that’ll scare you and keep you reading deep into the night, you’ll probably want to pass on this one.
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
If you’re a library lover, you will most definitely want to get your hands on Susan Orlean’s new release, The Library Book, available today from Simon & Schuster. Reading this book is a delight. It hits many pleasure points: books, libraries,… Read More ›
Review: Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Published in the U.S. by Tin House Books on October 9, 2018. Bitter Orange, Claire Fuller’s third novel, is a literary mystery that fans of Sarah Waters, Daphne Du Maurier, and Shirley Jackson won’t want to miss. Fuller’s first novel, Our Endless Numbered Days, won the 2015… Read More ›