My Goodreads List:
Currently Reading
On My Reading List:
The Decagon House Murders
Antidote – Karen Russell
The Lion Women of Tehran – Marjan Kamali
The Frozen River – Ariel Lawhorn
A Family Matter – Claire Lynch
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
The Road to Tender Hearts – Annie Hartnett
Yesteryear – Caro Claire Burke
My Friends – Frederik Backman
Theo of Golden – Allen Levi
Whistler – Ann Patchett
Some Favorites:
Heart the Lover – Lily King
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/228110489-heart-the-lover
Lily King is a queen of prose. This is a book I wish I had written. Loved the Haldor Laxness breadcrumb!
Whereabouts – Jhumpa Lahiri
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53438824-whereabouts
Beautiful, understated plot. The characterization of the narrator was flawless.
The Wedding People – Alison Espach
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198902277-the-wedding-people
Bonus points for being a CT native AND teaching at Providence College
Kin – Tayari Jones
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241126800-kin
Gorgeous narrative about what it means to be family.
The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180357146-the-covenant-of-water
Holy cow! I love these characters. I love this setting. Wonderful prose.
Dream Count – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219521090-dream-count
The woman is a goddess. I can’t get enough of Adichie’s strong, complex women characters.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – James McBride
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65678550-the-heaven-earth-grocery-store
I love the way he intersects communities, as well as his compelling characters.
A Curious Land – Susan Muaddi Darraj
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25887115-a-curious-land?from_search=true
Secrets of the Sprakkar – Eliza Reid
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/58925007-secrets-of-the-sprakkar
The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34912895-the-great-alone?from_search=true
Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36809135-where-the-crawdads-sing?from_search=true
Educated – Tara Westover
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated?ac=1&from_search=true
There There – Tommy Orange
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36692478-there-there
The Emperor’s Children – Clair Messud
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3648.The_Emperor_s_Children
Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24612118-fates-and-furies?from_search=true
The Glass Woman – Caroline Lea
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40917716-the-glass-woman?ac=1&from_search=true
The Inheritance Trilogy – N.K. Jemison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21481566-the-inheritance-trilogy
In the Garden of Fugitives – Ceridwen Dovey
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36347894-in-the-garden-of-the-fugitives?from_search=true
Waking Slow – Ioanna Opidee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42621666-waking-slow?ac=1&from_search=true
Venessa Anderson 