What a great time to be a book lover! For those of us who can think of nothing better than being forced to stay indoors and read, well, this crazy new Covid 19 reality is heaven on a stick. My bedside table is piled high with new, fresh, delicious reads because leaving the house for […]
Category Archives: Grab it Now
February
27
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
posted by Ms K
Well hasn’t this book caused quite the stir for all the wrong reasons. Before I get into that gumf, my message is simple – READ THIS PLEASE – because American Dirt is one hell of a book and Jeanine Cummins is one hell of a writer. The story is about Mexican woman Lydia and her […]
January
26
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
posted by Ms A
I’ll admit it, I found this book a challenge. I would go so far as to say it is the trickiest book I’ve read in years. Swinging between fact and fiction and jumping forward and back in time, reading The Topeka School was the most exercise I did all holiday. The Topeka School is the […]
January
22
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
posted by Ms K
I always take care of my books. They’re my treasures after all so you won’t see them dog-eared or rough around the edges. Sadly, this book looks like it’s been through the right ringer because well, it has. I haven’t left home without it. Anytime I thought I’d have a spare mo to read in […]
January
12
Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
posted by Ms A
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is one of the hit books of 2019 in the USA. It was released in June with hit reviews and by September, there was a 10-party bidding war for TV rights. Taffy Brodesser-Akner is best known in the USA as a writer for GQ Magazine and the New […]
January
01
Holiday Reads by Ms K
posted by Ms K
Happy New Year Readheads. Phew we made it. There is so much going on in our news right now I feel like it’s the only thing I’m reading – and I am, quite frankly, exhausted. Fortunately, in between being glued to bushfire updates and other shockers, I’ve forced myself to retreat to quiet corners and […]
December
01
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
posted by Ms A
It’s Christmas time and three seventy something female friends have come together to clean out a beach house. The house was owned by their fourth friend, Sylvie, who has recently died. There is a lot of work to do, so the surviving friends get started cleaning cupboards while trying to fill the gaps left by […]
