Book Reviews

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

Natasha Pulley’s THE KINGDOMS opens in an alternate London…

ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld

In ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld, Sally Milz is a sketch…

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

In 2023 Joplin Public Library began a new adult program, Joplin…

THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON, KING O’LETTERS by Jason Reynolds & Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey

Happy February! As we close out Black History Month, I would…

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

Just when you think you’ve already heard the most daring of…

North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan

Kristen McIntyre Reed plays soccer for her high school team,…

Arch-conspirator by Veronica Roth

In ARCH-CONSPIRATOR, Veronica Roth puts a futuristic spin on…

JEANA’S FAVORITE READS OF 2023

Happy New Year and welcome to 2024! As with past years I like…

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

What begins as a whirlwind romance quickly turns into a gothic…

Favorite Children’s Books of 2023

I am a lover of lists, so the end of the year is an exciting…

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

We meet “the girl” as she runs through a land that’s “innocent…

Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez

The day has finally arrived that Julia Bennet has been both dreading…

Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang

In the large port city of Canton, a young boy is dying of cholera.…

Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese

Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the early 1800s, Hester by Laurie…

Scaredy Squirrel series by Melanie Watt

A good friend of mine and I have been mailing each other squirrel-themed…