The nitty-gritty: A beautifully written and powerful story about death and the inescapable bonds of family. Most things in life change gradually. Events creep up on you from behind just like the language. You barely notice the beginnings; it’s only when things go terribly wrong that we wipe the sleep from our eyes and wail […]
The nitty-gritty: A poignant and magical tale of feuding families and forbidden love, perfectly written. Embers clung to the edges, dense as a band of stars. The fabric burned and thinned. It glowed translucent, and then crumbled to ash. The thin wood of the porcelain vines released the scent of their blue berries, and the […]
Get in Trouble: Stories by Kelly Link Genre: Adult short story collection (magic realism) Publisher: Random House Release date: February 10 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: A collection of quirky and whimsical short stories, dreamy and magical as only Kelly Link can do. You know sometimes when you have […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. I was just approved for this book on Edelweiss, and I’ve very excited! Kelly Link is one of my favorite short story writers, and this is her new collection […]
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman Genre: Adult Historical Fiction Publisher: Scribner Release date: February 18 2014 Source: e-ARC via Edelweiss Pages: 384 The nitty-gritty: A magical history of Brooklyn, filled with mysteries and monsters, written in Alice Hoffman’s incomparable style. It was hard to believe that the teeming streets of lower Manhattan […]
The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen Translated from the Finnish by Lola M. Rogers Genre: Adult Mystery/Magic Realism Publisher: Pushkin Press Release date: 2013 Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 345 The nitty-gritty: A strange, magical, and sinister tale that slowly strips away layer after layer of carefully guarded secrets. A person […]
The Kings and Queens of Roam by Daniel Wallace Genre: Adult Fiction Publisher: Touchstone (A Division of Simon & Schuster) Release date: May 7 2013 Source: Finished hardcover from publicist Pages: 277 In a word: A strikingly original folktale, full of secrets and lies, some very complicated relationships, and a just a splash of magic […]