In the spirit of new beginnings, I'm recommending readers try something out of the ordinary with the start of the New Year, maybe a graphic novel, an audiobook, or non-fiction title. I chose the graphic novel, The Prague Coup (writer Jean-Luc Fromental and artist Miles Hyman) because I was reminded recently how images and artwork inform the … Continue reading New Title Tuesday – Try Something Different
"I was in my 20s and also searching for meaning," Tommy Orange, author of There There, said in an interview with NPR's Lynn Neary, "And I wasn't a reader, so fiction was a super novel thing for me, and the novel itself was. And I just fell in love with it." This week's New Title Tuesday … Continue reading There There by Tommy Orange – New Title Tuesday
This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff, this week's New Title Tuesday, could seem like a risky topic. Set during the economic and employment aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown, there's a chance it could trigger that familiar pit-of-the-stomach-loss that infected businesses and households across the country. But in Medoff's hands, the harsh reality is tempered … Continue reading This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff – New Title Tuesday
I chose the audiobook of this week's New Title Tuesday pick Tornado Weather by Deborah E. Kennedy and was impressed with the subtle power of this debut novel. Publisher's Summary: Five-year-old Daisy Gonzalez’s father is always waiting for her at the bus stop. But today, he isn’t, and Daisy disappears. When Daisy goes missing, nearly everyone … Continue reading Tornado Weather by Deborah E. Kennedy, New Title Tuesday
