Book Review: : The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid Fiction: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid Blog Tour August 17, 2022 As may be indicated by the title, The Last White Man is not the easiest book to read emotionally. Two protagonists, Anders and Oona, have hesitantly begun to renew a former relationship with […]
Book Review: From the Deep, Kateri Stanley Mystery: From the Deep, Kateri Stanley Blog Tour August 17, 2022 A small fishing village on the English coast maintains an ancient ritual: the culling. Every year, pods of pilot whales enter the cove. One of those pods is surrounded, isolated, and then captured. Although the village […]
Book Review: Chinese-ish: Home Cooking Not Quite Authentic 100% Delicious, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu Nonfiction: Chinese-ish: Home Cooking Not Quite Authentic 100% Delicious, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu The best cookbooks not only give us terrific tasting recipes, but also share a window into the cultural world of the author. Rosheen Kaul and […]
Book Review: City of Sin, Carter Thompson Mysteries Book 1, Sean O’Leary Mystery: City of Sin, Carter Thompson Mysteries Book 1, Sean O’Leary Blog Tour August 15, 2022 Despite it being a big city and having “big city” issues, it’s hard to think of Sidney, Australia beyond the beautiful pictures of the harbor and […]
Book Review: Advocatus, A.R. Turner Fantasy: Advocatus, A.R. Turner Blog Tour August 12, 2022 Felix is really just like any other lawyer defending his clients in any other courtroom. He is dedicated to his craft, intent on helping the people who need his help. Some of them are guilty. He makes sure they […]
Book Review: Cold Fish Soup, Adam Farrer Memoir: Cold Fish Soup, Adam Farrer Blog Tour August 12, 2022 When a memoir starts with the narrator contemplating suicide, you would think that it has to get better. After all, it’s fairly obvious he did not go through with it. He finished the book, after […]
Book Review: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Mystery: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Recently I was reminded of a family vacation that included a trip through southern Ontario. My then sixteen-year-old self was very excited to be […]
Book Review: Sherpa, Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari Nonfiction: Sherpa, Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari Blog Tour August 8, 2022 Sometimes I play a mental game with myself as I’m reading a book. It has different parameters based on the type of book. For some it’s, “Who would play what role […]
Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Blog Tour August 5, 2022 Do yourself a favor. Put the name, “Colleen MacMahon” somewhere you won’t forget. Then again, I suspect she may become an author you are unlikely to forget. Regardless, put it somewhere on your […]
Book Review: Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl, Jonathan C. Slaght Nonfiction/Science: Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl, Jonathan C. Slaght I might have been vaguely aware of the existence of “fishing owls” before reading this book, […]
