Greenstone, Minnesota is a hard luck little town. Once known for its taconite mines it has settled into a slow decline when Virgil Wander’s car goes over a cliff and into the lake one night in the ... Read More...
She Would Be King
An unlikely trio comes together in the fight for a new nation in She Would Be King, Wayétu Moore’s debut novel about Liberia. There is 18-year-old Gbessa, exiled from her small West African village as ... Read More...
The Pasha of Cuisine
The light radiating from the Pasha of Cuisine spread across fields, gardens, orchards, and farms, and from there penetrated kitchens, the hands of cooks, and palates, beginning a new era of opulence, ... Read More...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews
I'm back, with two spring releases that I didn't care for, but that I recognize could very well work for someone else. The family of women in What Should Be Wild are cursed. They are ... Read More...
Ten Books as Unusual as Their Titles
Another week, another top ten list! I’ve not done a lot of these in the past, but I’m at the point in my 2017 reading that I’d rather come up with fun book options for my readers than write a ... Read More...