Book Reviews

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…

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

In Crook Manifesto, the always excellent Colson Whitehead takes…

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…