Everybody’s Son by Thrity Umrigar– 352 pages Book Blurb: During a terrible heat wave in 1991—the worst in a decade—ten-year-old Anton has been locked in an apartment in the projects, alone, for seven days, without air conditioning or a fan. Hot, hungry, and desperate,...
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo– Audio Book Blurb: Lucy is faced with a life-altering choice. But before she can make her decision, she must start her story—their story—at the very beginning. Lucy and Gabe meet as seniors at Columbia University on a day that...
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance– 272 pages Book Blurb: Vance’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love.” They got married and moved north from Kentucky to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. Their grandchild (the author) graduated from Yale...
Lilli De Jong by Janet Benton– 352 pages Book Blurb: Pregnant, abandoned by her lover, and banished from her Quaker home and teaching position, Lilli de Jong enters a charity for wronged women to deliver her child. She is stunned at how much her infant needs her and...
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn– 528 pages ARC courtesy of author and Edelweiss Book Blurb: 1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family....
For the dad, gramps, son or brother who loves to read and is a great father…here’s a go to list for books he’ll be sure to love. The World Unseen by Liz Moore Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance Exit Strategy by Steve Hamilton My Cubs by Scott Simon Exit West by...
Review:The Measure by Nikki Erlick was a book I waited far too long to read. I just couldn’t stomach the idea that everyone in the world would find out their relative life span. The whole idea of this scared me but when my book club chose to read it, I dug in with enthusiasm.I’m so glad I did. This book is more about life and how we live it, rather than about dying. It’s told by a cast of eight characters who are deeply affected by the strings they received. The length of the string parallels the length of your life. All the characters are struggling with their results because even if he or she gets a long string, there will still be people they know will be gone soon.How the world at large handles the strings was so well done. People are switching boxes hoping it could change their destiny. Support groups are offered. Protests occur. The world is in a very different place. Much of this book made me think about the differences between fate and destiny. This story offers many intertwined connections between the characters that makes for a powerful and meaningful ending. I’m so looking forward to what’s next from this author. @nikkierlick @williammorrowbooks William Morrow 📘 Would you open a box that told you how long your lifespan is?#themeasure #scifilight#bookreader #bookclubpick #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less
goodbookfairy Happy PUB DAY!!! Here are a fewhighlights:📚 Real Americans by @rrrrrrrachelkhong @aaknopf 📚 The Funeral Cryer by @wenyanwritesHanover Square Press 📚 The Demon of Unrest by @erikxlarson #crownbooks📚 Happy Medium by @sarahadlerwrites@berkleyromance📚 The Swans of Harlem by @kvalby @pantheonbooks 📚 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by @jskesliencharles@berkleypub📚 Within Arms Reach by @annnapolitano@thedialpress📚 Effie Olsen's Summer Special by @rochBerkley Romanceey Romance 📘: What book would you bring If you were stuck deserted #pubday#pubweeky#happybpubdayp#newbooks#goodbookfairydbookfairy ... See MoreSee Less