Contemporary Fiction

Sarah Williamson

Jul 18, 20203 min read

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

“Emira had met several "Mrs. Chamberlains" before. They were all rich and overly nice and particularly lovely to the people that served...

Sarah Williamson

Jul 18, 20202 min read

It is Wood It is Stone by Gabriella Burnham

"Do not think madness can't cure you. I go mad all the time. Sometimes it's the only way out!" This book wins best cover of 2020 in my...

Sarah Williamson

Jun 23, 20202 min read

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

"Sometimes I was good at him, sometimes he was good at me, sometimes we were good at each other, and sometimes neither of us was good at...

Sarah Williamson

May 30, 20202 min read

The Sea Wife by Amity Gaige

"It's true--history is written by the victors. That's why we need poets. To sing of our defeats." When Sea Wife starts off we know a...

Sarah Williamson

May 25, 20203 min read

Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin

"God, these women were glamorous. Claire had always thought that for the first couple of years after having a baby, you looked like a...

Sarah Williamson

May 24, 20202 min read

Kitchen's of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

“When Lars first held her, his heart melted over her like butter on warm bread, and he would never get it back. When mother and baby were...

Sarah Williamson

May 2, 20202 min read

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

"Death is a strange thing. People live their whole lives as if it doesn't exist, and yet it's often one of the great motivations for...

Sarah Williamson

May 2, 20202 min read

The Animators Kayla Rae Whittaker

“Anything that makes you in that way, anything that makes you hurt and hungry in that way, is worth investigating. No matter how...

Sarah Williamson

May 1, 20202 min read

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

"I mean, I get that the universe whirls in mysterious yada yada, but wouldn't you rather travel the world?" "No, I'd rather stay home and...

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