Many thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for providing me with an advance copy of Burntown by Jennifer McMahon in exchange for an honest review. In 1975, a young boy named Miles Sandeski witnesses his mother’s murder. What follows is a quirky yet thrilling tale about a family whose past is never far behind. Burntown stars a cast of…
Book Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
On The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah mentions his South African upbringing often, but in his new memoir Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, he goes much deeper into the complexities of South African history and culture, as well as his own past.
A Murakami State of Mind
I read my first Murakami book, 1Q84, in July of 2014. It took me the whole month of July and most of August to read it. I did not quite comprehend what a huge undertaking it would be when I decided to read it (it actually consists of three books, adding up to over a thousand…
How to Read More Books This Year
I love the feeling of a fresh start that comes with the beginning of a new year. No matter what happened in the last year and what we accomplished (or didn’t), it’s a great time to reflect on how we can be better and set our intentions and goals for the next year.