When I was contacted to do a backlist review in honor of Street Noise Books’ 5th anniversary, I was delighted, in no small part because it meant exploring the offerings of an up-and-coming graphic novel publisher that focuses on nonfiction and memoir by underrepresented voices. My attention was immediately captured… Read More »The Search for Self: What Is Home, Mum? by Sabba Khan
Yuuup, I’m still working my way through posting about books I read months ago, because life has just been like that. ANYWAY. I was fascinated overall by Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams–for one thing, the story takes place at a MAGICAL HBCU. Talk about taking the “magical school” trope… Read More »Cybils YASF Finalist Review: Blood at the Root
This is more than just a review of a finalist title–Hearts Still Beating ended up being the winning book this year, after much discussion by the Round 2 panel of judges. You can read the full blurb we wrote (and blurbs for the other winners) on the Cybils website. But… Read More »Cybils YASF Finalist Review: Hearts Still Beating
It begins! My annual attempt to put up reviews of my favorite finalists from this year’s Round 2 of the Cybils Awards, in which I participated as a judge for Young Adult Speculative Fiction. Some years I’m better at this than others. Anyway, on to magic and zombies! the first… Read More »Cybils YASF Finalist Review: Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear
I’d been meaning to read The Book of Stolen Dreams by David Farr for a little while—it was one of those titles that languished for a bit in my saved list on the library app. Better late than never, since I really enjoyed it and thought it was delightful.… Read More »Winter Reading Recap