Genre Archive
Fiction
Title
Host
Date
The Song of Achilles
September 18, 2019
Achilles is my favorite mythological character, so Miller's reimagning of Achilles and Patroclus was destined to be a favorite. Come for the familiar mythological story…
Knox
September 18, 2019
The Dearly Beloved
August 21, 2019
This is a devastatingly quiet meditation on faith and what happens to that faith when it is battered and bloodied.
Knox
August 21, 2019
The Chestnut Man
August 21, 2019
A thrilling case, two fascinating detectives, and a perfect ending.
Jamie
August 21, 2019
The Nickel Boys
July 24, 2019
A heartwrenching story that needed to be told. It also needs to be read.
Jamie
July 24, 2019
City of Girls
July 3, 2019
A sensational coming of age story that turns the corner in the back half to make you wonder where did all the feels come from.
Jamie
July 3, 2019
Two Like Me and You
June 19, 2019
Chad Alan Gibbs writes like John Green but without the unnecessarily messy emotions. Two Like Me and You is a lowkey hilarious coming of age…
Knox
June 19, 2019
Recursion
June 12, 2019
I love a retelling of historical events, especially with twists. Creative science fiction that is fresh and inventive.
Jamie
June 12, 2019
Friday Black
May 15, 2019
A tour de force collection of essays at what it means to be young and black in America.
Knox
May 15, 2019
One Day in December
May 15, 2019
Best read at the holidays so you can sip hot choclate and indugle in this addictive cliche of a novel. Cliche in the best way.
Jamie
May 15, 2019
Where the Crawdads Sing
May 1, 2019
A juggernaut of a mystery also doubling as a heartbreaking coming of age story.
Knox
May 1, 2019