Author John Connolly is very much tied to my love of reading. In 2008, I had reached out on a pro wrestling message board (odd, I know) looking for any reading recommendations. A fellow poster responded with Connolly’s critically acclaimed 2006 novel, THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS. I absolutely loved it. Since then, I have…
Taking place over a brutally hot summer in 1974, SMALL MERCIES follows the desegregation of schools in Southie (South Boston) and the simmering frustration and deep-seated racism held by both the parents and the children who are affected. The novel’s main protagonist, single-mother Mary Pat Fennessy, grows worried after her daughter Jules did not return…
Trent, Rita and their son Milo arrive at their new home located in their new suspiciously unfinished subdivision and while getting settled, it isn’t long before they uncover shoddy workmanship throughout their property. Driven to fix it himself, Trent tackles the work head on. However, as the work becomes increasingly complicated, it takes a toll on…
Gabriel Zevin’s TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW follows three friends – Sadie, Sam, and Marx – the creation of their critically acclaimed game, Ichigo, their video game company, Unfair Games, along with the tumultuous ups and downs that go hand-in-hand with coming of age together under a public spotlight. Apparently this book was all over TikTok…
Loosely inspired by his own mother’s journey to Canada, Dimitri Nasrallah’s Hotline follows Muna Heddad and her son Omar, two refugees from the war torn country of Lebanon, as they immigrate to Montreal in 1986 following the tragic death of Muna’s husband. In her previous life, Muna was a French teacher, but roadblocks in place…
Michael Christie’s GREENWOOD is a multi-generational saga following over a century of the Greenwood family through both its meteoric rise and devastating fall. Beginning in 2038, we begin with Jake Greenwood, an overqualified guide offering tours of one of Earth’s last remaining natural forests following the climate apocalypse some years earlier. She is presented with…
Centuries before our story begins, the robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools, and ventured into the forest never to be seen again. Since that day, humans and robots have peacefully co-existed on the same moon, but occupying different regions. Now, a robot has ventured into human territory encountering Dex, a solitary tea…
Grady Hendrix returns with his much-anticipated novel, HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE. The story follows a pair of siblings, Louise and Mark, who have recently inherited their parents’ home following their tragic deaths in a car accident. Having flown across the country from California, Louise arrives to find her brother already taking charge of…
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