February 10, 2021
February 5, 2021
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
A group of women with deep souls create a respected place for themselves in the mostly male world of brewing. A sweet, rewarding, fulfilling read.
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February 2, 2021
My Grandmother’s Braid by Alina Bronsky
Russian refugees struggling to make a life in Germany vie with an alien society and the grandmother’s natural contrarian personality in this funny and poignant tale.
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January 31, 2021
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
The heroic efforts of a small group of French librarians to resist the closing of the American Library of Paris during WWII is contrasted with a coming of age tale of a Montana girl in the 1980s and tied together with themes of friendship, loyalty, guilt and betrayal. A satisfying and substantial read.
January 25, 2021
Cathedral by Ben Hopkins
A weighty multi-generational epic of 13th century Germany played out upon the backdrop of a massive cathedral and the machinations behind its construction. Plenty of blood and thunder along with some insightful commentary on the human condition.
January 23, 2021
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
This fascinating book within a book (literally) will please fans of the author and also anyone who loves a substantial whodunit. Plenty of inside information about books, writers and publishing.
January 6, 2021
Life Among the Terranauts by Caitlin Horrocks
A short story collection of great potency: odd, engaging, various and poignant tales that will not fail to fascinate any reader of fiction.READ MORE
January 2, 2021
The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams
A circus tent of wordplay and bizarre lexicography, this tale of two toilers in the trenches of dictionary-making is funny, creative and often amazes with the facility displayed by the author in making the English language fresh.
January 1, 2021
The House On Vesper Sands by Pariac O’Donnell
An Atmospheric Victorian fantasy/mystery featuring a hapless divinity student and a hardened Scotland Yard detective searching for sinister serial murderers.
December 31, 2020