Hear the Dead by Ann Dávila Cardinal (publication day October 6, 2026) is a pulse-pounding thriller centering on 66-year old Elena Altieri, a former punk rock photographer who has been living a quiet life as a teacher in Vermont for the past forty years, since she fled New York City one awful day that sheContinue reading “Hear the Dead”
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There There
I didn’t get to multi-award winning There There (2018) by Tommy Orange when it came out, but am glad that I finally made the time to listen to it. The audiobook is narrated by Darrell Dennis, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Kyla Garcia, and Alma Cuervo, and I’m so glad the publisher decided to use multiple narrators, asContinue reading “There There”
Another Word For Love
Another Word For Love (2024) by Carvell Wallace is such a beautiful memoir that, after listening to it, I had to purchase it so I could browse its wisdom whenever I want. The author reads the audiobook himself, so I recommend that version if you do audiobooks. Wallace was raised by a single mother whoContinue reading “Another Word For Love”
Isn’t He Romantic?
Isn’t He Romantic (publication day September 22, 2026) by Adib Khorram is the third book in his Love on the Vine series that features wine and wine-related businesses in each storyline. I previously reviewed his breakout YA book Darius the Great is Not Okay and It Had to Be Him (#2 in this series), andContinue reading “Isn’t He Romantic?”
Mazywood
Mazywood (publication day September 22, 2026) by Tananarive Due scared me so much one evening I had to stop reading it until daytime! With two timelines–beginning in the Golden Age of Hollywood, it follows Mazelle Washington, a child star when films were still silent, through her lifetime, and alternates with a present day timeline followingContinue reading “Mazywood”
A Deadly Entanglement
A Deadly Entanglement (publication day September 15, 2026) by Cathy Pegau is a satisfying next installment in the Harriman & Mancini series set around 1912-1913 in New York City, following A Murderous Business published (and reviewed) in 2025. Margot Harriman runs the family business–a canning operation–that was the subject of the first book. A DeadlyContinue reading “A Deadly Entanglement”
The Will Darling Adventures–Slippery Creatures, The Sugared Game, and Subtle Blood
I’ve been easing my way through the K.J. Charles books that I haven’t yet read, in an attempt to savor them, knowing I have more to look forward to. Over the last couple of weeks I started and finished the Will Darling Trilogy of Slippery Creatures (2020), The Sugared Game (2020) and Subtle Blood (2021).Continue reading “The Will Darling Adventures–Slippery Creatures, The Sugared Game, and Subtle Blood”
The Immortal King Rao
The Immortal King Rao (2022) by Vauhini Vara was a finalist for several literary awards that year, and I can see why. It’s a fascinating story to listen to. Following King Rao, born a Dalit in India in the 1950s, on his family’s coconut farm, through his emigration to the United States and the techContinue reading “The Immortal King Rao”
The Gods Will Sing Our Song
The Gods Will Sing Our Song by Autumn Krause (publication day September 1, 2026) is Krause’s fourth published novel–I’m definitely checking out her backlist! Krause identifies as a triracial author–she is of Japanese, Mexican, and white heritage, and in The Gods Will Sing Our Song, she fictionalizes some of her family history and adds fantasyContinue reading “The Gods Will Sing Our Song”
Body Language
Body Language (publication day September 1, 2026) by Meg Howrey is her fifth book, and the first of hers that I’ve read. I’m a sucker for stories with three sisters, and this one hit a little close to home for me, though we’re not quite in the same place as this family. Howrey uses severalContinue reading “Body Language”
