I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
This wasn’t really what I expected. When I saw this on the list for this fall’s Southern lit book club selections, I was excited I was finally going to fill this gap in my reading. While I think many read this in high school, it wasn’t one of the ones we covered in my classes (we read other classics … [Read more]
Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson
My father-in-law recommended this book, the first in the Destroyermen series, to me. We both enjoy sci-fi and military history, so he thought this alternate-history novel, with WWII-era tech and dinosaurs, would be fun for me. What he doesn't know is that I also enjoy the Honor Harington books, … [Read more]
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
She Knows All the Names by Michelle Jabes Corpora
CBR18 BINGO: Or (for Clap When You Land - lots of choices), Middle (for She Knows All the Names - 2nd book in a trilogy) Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo This is a YA novel in verse, which makes it a fairly quick read. When a DR-bound plane departing New York goes down, it affects … [Read more]
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
CBR18 BINGO: Friends I feel like I would really like Travis Baldree if I met him in person. Based on the number of women in his books and the way he writes about them, he really seems to just love women in a non-creepy way. His books are cozy and it almost feels like he decided one day, "I like … [Read more]
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
I didn't put the pieces together, but Natasha Pulley's debut was The Watchmaker of Filigree Street of similar handwavy magic meant to help the stoic repressed gays together in all locations and time eras--and in this case, multiple! RIGHT SO plot, quickly: Joe is our main character, who has woken … [Read more]
With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories by Nicole Nehrig
CBR18 Bingo: Craft - This book is all about a women's history of various textile crafts, including knitting, sewing, and embroidery. Throughout history in many cultures, art forms such as knitting, sewing, and embroidery were overlooked as women's work, but they have also been a way for them to … [Read more]
