

Review of Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott
Elliott's book for young readers offers a boy-crazy, truly funny main protagonist in Haylah Swinton. I delighted in watching her come...
Dec 20, 2021


Review of The Best of Me by David Sedaris
This collection of previously published Sedaris works is a gold mine of discomforting, edgy, offbeat observations--with more heart than I...
Nov 1, 2021


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/20/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading What You Can See From Here, Mariana Leky's novel about loss, grief, and change when a small village...
Oct 20, 2021


Review of Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
I delighted in the way Teddy and Everett shared pieces of their true oddball, vulnerable, silly, thoughtful selves. This was a...
Oct 5, 2021


Review of The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
The story is heartwarming, funny, with strong friendships, plus it's steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. I loved this...
Jun 7, 2021


Review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1) by Hank Green
ICYMI: This is a gloriously oddball book with lots of heart featuring unorthodox friendships, the frightening power of social media, the...
Jun 2, 2021


Review of Here For It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas
Here For It is refreshing and playful yet thoughtful. I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas. In Here for It: Or, How...
Jan 5, 2021


Review of A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane
Lane's story is zany and wonderful, with lots of glimpses into behind-the-scenes celebrity details--and a layer of heart and poignancy.
Oct 20, 2020