Author Archives: Teresa

June in Review

Posted on July 3, 2020

Now that I’m into the third month of the pandemic, my new at-home life just feels like normal life. Virginia is opening up a bit more, but I expect to be working at home indefinitely, and it will be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Fiction, Mysteries/Crime, Nonfiction | 8 Comments

May Reading in Review

Posted on June 4, 2020

May was an uneven sort of reading month for me. I started out doing a lot of reading, with varying degrees of enjoyment, but by the end of the month, the news had me retreating into old seasons of Project … Continue reading →

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Mary Anne

Posted on May 11, 2020

For Daphne du Maurier Reading Week, hosted by Ali, I turned to the only unread du Maurier novel on my bookcase, the 1954 novel Mary Anne, based on the life of the author’s great-grandmother. I’ve loved all of the du Maurier … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction | 10 Comments

April Reading in Review

Posted on May 1, 2020

So. April. The first full month of isolation at home. I’ve been working at home since mid-March, leaving only for (almost) daily walks, weekly-ish trips for food, one vet appointment for Natasha (important blood work to monitor her post-treatment FIP … Continue reading →

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Cluny Brown

Posted on April 23, 2020

This 1944 novel by Margery Sharp is so pleasant. The conflict and drama are minimal, but significant to those experiencing it. The people are decent, but not perfect. There’s a recognition of the wider world beyond the story. And there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Fiction | 8 Comments

Seed to Harvest: The Patternist Series

Posted on April 21, 2020

Octavia Butler’s Patternist series is a series of Octavia Butler’s earliest novels (although she wrote Kindred as a standalone during the time these books were published). Four of the novels that make up the series were published in a single edition … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Speculative Fiction | 5 Comments

March Reading in Review

Posted on April 3, 2020

So, we’re three days into April and the beginning of March feels like another world, doesn’t it? Yet despite it seeming like the longest month ever, I ended up doing very little reading, and when I did read, the results … Continue reading →

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February Reading in Review

Posted on March 1, 2020

I hadn’t intended to read all of the 2020 Tournament of Books contenders, but once I’d read most of them, I couldn’t help myself and ended up finishing the list. Alas the TOB brackets have my favorites (Girl Woman Other, … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary, Fiction, Mysteries/Crime | 16 Comments

Nothing to See Here

Posted on February 8, 2020

A month ago, I was pretty discouraged with this year’s Tournament of Books line up. Everything I read from the shortlist was just … fine. Sometimes pretty good. Sometimes worth discussing. But nothing was knocking my socks off. Well, now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary, Fiction | 12 Comments

Your House Will Pay

Posted on February 1, 2020

Steph Cha’s Your House Will Pay takes a nuanced look at the difficulties of living in a world filled with intergenerational racist violence. It tells this story through the lives of two characters who come at the problem from opposite … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary, Fiction | 8 Comments