Book Reviews
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova is a book that has stuck…
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris
The Summer Reading Program at Joplin Public Library comes to…
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria
If you’re still on the prowl for this summer’s beach read,…
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A halt to her archeological dig and the vague mention from her…
Funny Story by Emily Henry
’Tis the season … oh, no, not that season ... the season…
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward is author Emilia Hart’s debut novel. A historical fiction…
Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo
By the time this review is published, Summer Reading will have…
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
Hernán Cortés meeting Moctezuma in 1519 holds some space in…
The Fields by Erin Young
Robyn Young writes historical fiction in her home country of…
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
One year ago, author and paleobiologist Sal Drake died in a car…
The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
Hopefully the idea of summer reading brings to mind getting outside,…
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
I typically do not drift into the world of horror fiction because,…
BRIDGES by Marc Majewski and GOODNIGHT TO YOUR FANTASTIC ELASTIC BRAIN by JoAnn and Terrence Deak
At the start of the COVID lockdown, my then-four year old spent…
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite by Chris Balakrishnan and Matt Wasowski
If you are looking for a little science education in a fun, light…
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
In Crook Manifesto, the always excellent Colson Whitehead takes…