Death in the Spires (2024) by K.J. Charles is the third book of hers that I’ve read, and the first mystery. I really enjoyed it! Set primarily at Oxford in 1895/ 1905, the lead character is Jeremy “Jem” Kite, a clerk who never finished his course of study after one of his group of friendsContinue reading “Death in the Spires”
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
I was thrilled to finally get to read The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (2023) by James McBride, as I’ve loved his writing since reading his memoir The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother and the brilliant pre-civil war historical fiction The Good Lord Bird. In The Heaven and EarthContinue reading “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store”
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Beautifully written, full of quotable lines, Zevin has created a story about the art of making games that also deals with grief and the heartache of the world, and how to keep making art through it all.
Reading While Fat 