The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
This is my second attempt at this book and I did so because it turned up so many times in … More The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
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Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
This is a fantastic book. Set in an alternative world but one that feels a little too familiar, Protecting American … More Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
This book has appeared on many ‘best of 2022’ lists, 8 out of the 16 I collected in this post, … More Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Trees by Percival Everett
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this book when it started and it took me a little while … More The Trees by Percival Everett
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
I am constantly amazed at the quality of people’s first novels. I know it isn’t the first thing they have … More Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Racing the Light by Robert Crais
This is a straightforward classic Private Eye story in that great American tradition with the city of Los Angeles as … More Racing the Light by Robert Crais
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Library – reserved. ‘Can you believe it? The imaginary events in that piece of fiction now have a stronger presence … More Trust by Hernan Diaz
L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
It is a common device in literature to use the weather as a character and plot driver allowing us to … More L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee Burke
I haven’t read any of this series before and I think if I had to categorise it I would put … More Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee Burke
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
One of life’s great pleasures is to walk into the library and be faced with a shelf of new books, … More Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow