What I'm writing, What I'm reading
I received a digital advance copy of The Comeback by Ella Berman from the publisher (Penguin Random House). The Comeback is scheduled for release August 8, 2020. The Comeback is the story of Grace Turner (really Grace Hyde), a Hollywood star who disappeared from the public eye a year ago, just as she was nominated... Continue Reading →
I received a digital Advance Readers Copy of Bronte’s Mistress by Finola Austin from the publisher (Atria Books). Bronte’s Mistress is scheduled for release on August 8, 2020. Bronte’s Mistress is a novel inspired by bits of truth. The Bronte in question here is Branwell, the perhaps least well known and only male Bronte. Branwell... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance readers copy of The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea from the publisher (Kensington) for early review. The Suicide House is scheduled for release on July 28, 2020. The Suicide House is the second book in a series that follows Rory and Lane, a forensic reconstructionist and her psychologist partner. While... Continue Reading →
I received an eARC of His & Hers by Alice Feeney from the publisher (Flatiron Books). His & Hers is scheduled for release on July 28, 2020. At the heart of His & Hers is a murder investigation. Anna is a recently demoted news presenter for the BBC who is assigned to cover the story,... Continue Reading →
I lived in the south from junior high through part of college. By the south, I mean northern Florida and Dallas, Texas. I was there long enough that y’all slips into my conversation from time to time, even though I’ve lived in Colorado for more than twenty years (double-checks math, ‘cuz how did that happen?).... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance readers’ copy of The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles from the publisher (Atria Books) in exchange for an honest review. The Paris Library is scheduled for release on February 2, 2021. The Paris Library is a dual-time novel. We start in the 1980s, following teenage Lily in Montana as... Continue Reading →
Petra slid her hand along the wooden banister, letting the rough wood bite into her skin. When she was ten, the wood had been smooth, silk sliding along her flesh, worn and polished by the run of thousands of young hands along its length. Neglected and exposed, it had aged, the banister wrinkling and drying... Continue Reading →
I received an Advance Reader’s Edition of The Second Home by Christina Clancy from the publisher (St. Martin’s Press) in exchange for an honest review. The Second Home is scheduled for release June 2, 2020. The Second Home focuses on Ann, a woman who is returning to her family’s second home on the Cape to... Continue Reading →
I received an Advance Reader’s Edition of Devolution by Max Brooks from the publisher (Del Rey) in exchange for an honest review. Devolution is scheduled for release on May 12, 2020. Devolution takes place in a small ecocommunity outside Seattle. Kate and her husband have just joined the planned community and are working through the... Continue Reading →
July 2I think that’s today’s date. I’m not entirely sure. Which is why I started this journal. I’m worried I’m going to lose track of how long I’ve been here, lose track of when I get to go back home. I’m mostly sure I’ve been here a week? I’ll know in a couple of days... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 