It has certainly been a minute since my last book review! “Where has Caroline been?”, you might ask. Well, I spent 723 pages in a tiny British village called Casvelyn, Cornwall, where former Scotland Yard detective Thomas Lynley discovers a body at the bottom of a cliff on his coastal walk.… Continue reading
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In his genre-bending novel Appleseed, Matt Bell offers an ambitious take on the horror of a climate doomed past the point of saving. As he lays out three storylines that transcend the traditionally distinct categorizations of fantasy, fable, sci-fi, and climate fiction, readers are invited into a world whose slow destruction by forces of human greed and exploitation is painfully familiar.… Continue reading
In 1980s Malibu, the universally adored children of superstar singer Mick Riva are preparing for their annual end-of-summer party. Alluring Nina, charismatic Jay, charming Hud, and sassy Kit go through the motions of preparing to manage a wild houseful of actors, models, and executives alike, yet their minds are elsewhere: wrapped up in the lies they’ve told and the facades they’ve maintained to cope with their family’s tortured history.… Continue reading
This was a monumental year of change for me, but browsing through write-ups on literary topics has remained a pleasant cornerstone of my daily routine. From soul-bearing interviews with charismatic authors to recommendations for locale-specific books that transport curious readers overseas, here are my favorite book and author articles from the last two months of 2021.… Continue reading
Occasionally, I find myself craving a book about a real-life adventure. I admire the courageous travelers and explorers whose biographies document their travels in rarely-before-seen locales, but there’s also a scholarly side to my personality that needs satisfying. In other words, I treasure adventure stories even more when they’re approached from a historical or socio-cultural angle.… Continue reading
