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American Born Chinese

I originally read American Born Chinese, a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, for a YA fiction course, and I…

4 weeks ago

Foreign Bodies (Marcus Corvinus, #18)

In the next Marcus Corvinus adventure, Foreign Bodies, the new emperor Claudius requests some help looking into the death of…

2 years ago

Damaged People

Damaged People by Bonnie Rozanski is a New York City family story, covering events that are both huge and mundane.…

2 years ago

“Apollo’s Raven” by Linnea Tanner

Excerpt from my review over on Online Book Club a while ago: Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner is historical fantasy,…

3 years ago

Trade Secrets

By now, whenever Marcus and Perilla start talking about having a relaxing time, I'm pretty sure someone's about to find…

4 years ago

The Mindtraveler

In the tragic ending of Bonnie Rozanski’s "The Mindtraveler", physicist heroine Dr. Margaret Braverman wins the Nobel Prize. No, wait,…

4 years ago

One Word Kill

 I came to One Word Kill immediately after giving up on two different, terrible (self-pubbed) scifi titles, and I was beginning to…

5 years ago

Out East

Out East is a coming-of-age memoir about finding love and identity in the Hamptons party scene. Recent grad John Glynn joins…

6 years ago

Americanah

Americanah tells the story of a Nigerian woman’s years in the US, and her eventual return to Nigeria. I was…

6 years ago

Recursion by Blake Crouch

After finishing Dark Matter, I was excited to see Blake Crouch's new book, Recursion, up on Netgalley.  Recursion is another…

6 years ago

The Paper Wife

I finished this novel about a week ago, and basically regretted finishing it because the next novel I read just…

6 years ago

The Milanese Stars

The Milanese Stars opens just after a spectacular gem theft in a picturesque Milan neighborhood. The theft happened just down…

6 years ago

Sour Pricks

In the short story collection Sour Pricks, Mari Reiza introduces us to dark or dreary turning points in life, to…

7 years ago

Dangerous Crossing

Class boundaries disappear and secrets slip out on a long, hot journey from England to Australia in Rachel Rhys' Dangerous Crossing.…

7 years ago

Yangzhou Reading

I just saw this amazing bookstore on Shanghai's City Weekend. Rounded bookshelves over a massive floor mirror create a gorgeous…

8 years ago

China Rich Girlfriend

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan, blends lifestyle p0rn and careful attentions to customs and manners of an Edith Wharton…

8 years ago