Behold the Dreamers opens unlike most novels. (A good reason why “rules” are made to be broken.) Everything in Jende’s world is good, make that great. He immigrated to the US from Cameroon with the help of his cousin, found a small but decent...
I am a David Sedaris completist. I can’t think of a book he’s written that I haven’t read. So when I say that Calypso is one of my favorites, it says a lot! This collection of essays, twenty-one in all, is as delightful as it is earnest, as whimsical...
The Hate U Give opens at a party where we meet sixteen-year-old Starr Carter. Not long after leaving the party she sees one of her closest friends get shot and killed by a police officer. Starr tries to come to terms with her grief as she fights for justice —...
When I finished reading What to Do About the Solomons by Bethany Ball, I exhaled. I needed a moment. I realized I’d kind of been holding my breath for the better part of the novel. Not because there are any high-speed car chase scenes but because this family saga...
With Do Not Become Alarmed, Maile Meloy has succeeded in writing a suspenseful, fast-paced novel that also contains well-rounded characters. Not an easy feat! The story opens with Liv and Nora taking their husbands and children (ages six to eleven) on a holiday...
