The Handmaid’s Tale: quickly becoming the most misunderstood dystopian book since 1984.
Category Archives: NetGalley
REVIEW: We, Jane by Aimee Wall
Aimee Wall’s debut We, Jane has a strong sense of place, but the story it tells is becoming more and more universal.
REVIEW: Lights Out in Lincolnwood, Geoff Rodkey
It wasn’t funny when The Simpsons did it either.
REVIEW: I Named by Dog Pushkin, Margarita Gokun Silver
It seemed like an appropriate time to read Margarita Gokun Silver’s I Named My Dog Pushkin, a collection of essays exploring her experience coming to the US from the Soviet Union with her family, fleeing the country’s imminent collapse and the negative effects Gorbachev’s perestroika and glasnost policies had on her Soviet Jewish family.
BOOK REVIEW: Something New Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman
I’ve never lived in LA (and I’ve only visited once), but somehow the city still looms large in my consciousness.
BOOK TOUR: The Turnout by Megan Abbott
I’m very happy to be one of the hosts of the book tour for THE TURNOUT by Megan Abbott, a suspenseful and tense thriller set in the world of ballet – thank you NetGalley and Virago for the review copy!
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
There has to be some scientific explanation for why people go gaga for serial killers, and especially female serial killers.
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: Climate Change is Racist by Jeremy Williams
As a white woman in the Global North, I still have a significantly larger carbon footprint than much of the world.
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: Black and Blue by Parm Sandhu
An important nuance that is often left out of discussions about police brutality and bias is how those within the force can be affected as well.
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: Nice Racism by Robin DiAngelo
If, after all the events of 2020, you still aren’t reading and learning about anti-racism, you’re doing something wrong.