What begins as a journey through the wilderness becomes a meditation on love, loss, and legacy.
Review: Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
Category: Literary Fiction
Review: The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
A quiet, beautifully rendered story of survival, memory, and the ties that bind generations long after the Titanic sank.
Review: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
When a desperate thief steals the only chance a mother has to escape a drowning Kolkata, a single week becomes a gripping contest of survival, sacrifice, and ferocious love.
Feed the Bookworm: Comfort Food Edition
Books can comfort us like favorite meals do. This round of Feed the Bookworm celebrates the stories that feel like home, heart, and something warm in the belly.
When Seattle Book Mama Says Five Stars, I Listen
When Seattle Book Mama gives something five stars, I pay attention. Her latest pick, Over Yonder by Sean Dietrich, sounds full of Southern charm, grit, and heart.
Review: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
When a single decision during childbirth changes everything, Midwives becomes not just a story about medicine, but about morality, justice, and the fragile bonds of family.
Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Girls are magical, full of superstition and shimmering possibility, and Practical Magic captures that spellbound feeling in every page.
Review: Fight Night by Miriam Toews
A nine-year-old narrator, a pregnant mother, and a grandmother who laughs in the face of mortality make Fight Night a warm, hilarious punch straight to the heart.
Review: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
A luminous, multi-voiced journey through love, loss, and the unexpected beauty of broken things.
Review: The Dentist by Tim Sullivan
A meticulous detective with Asperger’s proves that every detail matters in this sharply plotted mystery.