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July 20, 2023
Exits by Stephen C. Pollock
Source: Poet Paperback, 54 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Exits by Stephen C. Pollock, which is on tour with Poetic Book Tours, focuses on the ultimate exit we all must make and speaks to the fear and acceptance of our mortality. The collection includes not only poems, but also photographs and artwork that inspired […]
July 18, 2023
Excerpt & Giveaway: Doubt Not, Cousin by Barry S. Richman
I love Jane Austen stories that involve the cousins — Colonel Fitzwilliam and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. They have such different backgrounds, and it always seems as though the Colonel is lively and happy. I am eager to see what Richman tackles in this novel. Before we get to the excerpt, let’s check out the synopsis […]
July 17, 2023
Mailbox Monday #743
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
July 14, 2023
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Source: Public Library Hardcover, 240 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite was the July selection for my book club at work, and it was a wild ride. Korede is the older sister and she’s a nurse. Ayoola is the youngest sister who says she earns money on […]
July 12, 2023
Words We Might One Day Say by Holly Karapetkova
Source: Purchased Paperback, 84 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Words We Might One Day Say by Holly Karapetkova pushes the boundaries of reality, incorporating what I would classify as some magical realism in her poems. A prime example of this is the opening poem, “The Woman Who Wanted a Child,” in which a woman […]
July 10, 2023
Mailbox Monday #742
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
July 6, 2023
The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina (audio)
Source: Borrowed Audiobook, 10+ hrs. I am an Amazon Affiliate The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina, narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley and Roger Wayne, is my 10th book for the 12 books recommended by 12 friends reading challenge. This is a deeply disturbing book in which a fractured family’s second […]
July 5, 2023
The Last Girl by Rose Solari
Source: Purchased Paperback, 68 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate The Last Girl by Rose Solari has a dream-like, otherworldly quality as the poems move from past to present, reality to dreams, memory to heartache. Setting the stage is “Tree House of the Dream Child,” in which we are gathered up to see a tree […]
July 4, 2023
Happy 4th!
Happy Independence Day! 2023 has had a lot of ups and downs. I’ve seen an uptick in violence across the nation and increased division. This is not what discussion and differences of opinion should lead to. We all need to be a little more empathetic and meet in the middle. Compromise is the answer. Love […]
July 3, 2023
Mailbox Monday #741
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
