The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s The Moving Finger is a Miss Marple mystery that features very little Miss Marple. The narrator is Jerry Burton, who has come to a little village with his sister Joanna to recover from an injury. He unfolds the story and Miss Marple doesn’t show up until sixty percent in. Even then, … [Read more]
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
I am very glad that I read this book: one, it washed the taste of The Maiden and Her Monster out of my mouth; and two, because it was compared to Good Omens and (luckily) it earned that comparison. When the Angels Left the Old Country is about a small Polish shtetl (in fact, it is so small that … [Read more]
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
On its surface, The Maiden and Her Monster is a sapphic fantasy retelling of the old Czech folktale of The Golem of Prague. Malka, as the village healer's eldest daughter (and assistant, and second mother to her younger sisters, and professional rage machine), knows about the darkness in the woods; … [Read more]
Avery the Fox: The Story of a Non-Binary Fox Finding Love for Themself by Trevor R. Day and Tamara M. Day
Avery the Fox: The Story of a Transgender Fox Finding Love for Herself by Trevor R. Day and Tamara M. Day
Avery the Fox: The Story of a Transgender Fox Finding Love for Himself by Trevor R. Day and Tamara M. Day
Avery the Fox: The Story of a Non-Binary Fox Finding Love for Themself Avery the Fox: The Story of a Transgender Fox Finding Love for Herself Avery the Fox: The Story of a Transgender Fox Finding Love for Himself Vacation lasted a week, but my online reader site thought it was longer, as it put a … [Read more]
Is It Time, Yet? by Lynn Levine and Dirk Steinhoefel
The worst part of a vacation for me is trying to sit long enough to finish a book before I pick up another as now I have time to sit and read. Of course, once your sister hears “The Aunt is Free” she says, “Oh you loooove your oldest nephew so you want to spend time with him….” Sure, why not? What … [Read more]
Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang and Hyewon Yum
Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Hyewon Yum Available July 2026 for paper, hardcover avialalbe read via an online reader Once upon a time there was a little girl named Luli. She did not know a lot of English, and neither did the other children who are in the free … [Read more]
