At the beginning of every new year, I think about what I want to read in the next twelve months. I usually decide that I want to read “better” books. (Yes, I set reading goals, I’m a dork.) And then I spend weeks devouring some YA fantasy series. This year is no different so far!Continue reading “Books, lately: 2016 so far”
Category Archives: American Novelists
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
When I first heard that HarperCollins was releasing what people were calling a “sequel” of sorts to Harper Lee’s classic To Kill a Mockingbird, I was skeptical. Who wasn’t? On the one hand you have a reclusive, aging author who has avoided the public eye her entire life and doesn’t seem interested in publishing anythingContinue reading “Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee”
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
You guys, I really wanted this post to just be a list of quotes from this book, because there are so many good lines. How does Lorrie Moore do it? Some covers. I own the one on the left. I guess I’ll try to be insightful instead, although I find that I have aContinue reading “Birds of America by Lorrie Moore”
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
I finished a book! Only 48 to go. Unfortunately, this was the easiest read on the list. It’s all 800-page Victorian novels from here on out. A survey of the available covers. I love the middle one with its creepy house and bloody tree. Gillian Flynn is pretty hot right now. She’s aContinue reading “Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn”
Kathleen Keenan 