Apr 24 2026
April is almost over, dear readers, and we have so many delicious books to look forward to as the weather warms here in the Northern Hemisphere! First up is a globe-trotting delight, as the prolific Jesse Q Sutanto takes a break from her usual mysteries to explore what it feels like to start over again …
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Apr 17 2026
Lol, just as I thought I was coming out of the woods, I’m back to being bedridden and canceling chamber orchestra rehearsals because I’m feverish, fatigued and, in a new development, achey at primarily my extremities instead of all over. Is that progress? I’m so tired, I don’t even know any more. But I’ve been …
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Apr 10 2026
Hello, dear readers! I haven’t been bedridden in over a week now, which feels like a small but important victory as I struggle to catch up with all the work that’s fallen by the wayside since mid-January. The weather, at least, has been lovely where I am, leading to lots of outdoor reading (after a …
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Apr 03 2026
The first quarter of the year is over, friends, and here I am, trying to balance engagement with our dire reality with the joys of slipping away into fiction. One fictional place I’m really looking forward to visiting soon is Erica Wright’s The Museum Of Unusual Occurrence, the first in her brand new Psychic City …
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Mar 27 2026
Lol, I’m so tired of the rollercoaster my health has been on lately. Let’s hope that the end of March and the beginning of April bring better things, including these three upcoming novels I’m super excited to talk about! Bonus: I also discuss three books from 2025 that I’m still very much trying to squeeze …
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Mar 20 2026
Eid Mubarak, readers! Treat yourself, like I’m planning to, with some awesome reads that are either just on the horizon, or that I wish I’d had more time to get to in 2025. And if you’re even more of a planner than I am, make sure to check out Emily’s spotlight on some excellent upcoming …
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Mar 13 2026
Welcome to the second week of March, where my part of the world experienced all the temperate seasons over the course of two entire days. I’m used to being tired all the time (I do, as my friends constantly remind me, A Lot) but being sick on top of everything has really poleaxed me these …
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Mar 06 2026
Happy March, dear reader! Today we’ve got a terrific slate of upcoming books for you, as well as two novels I missed out on in 2025 that you should still definitely keep on your radar. First up, we have Jessi Cole Jackson’s Ruinous Creatures, a standalone romantasy perfect for anyone wanting to dip their toes …
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Feb 27 2026
February is drawing to a close, the weather is getting nicer, and hopefully I will soon stop feeling ill so much of the time! In other cheery news, I have a slew of great books for you this week, beginning with Amara Lakhous’ critically acclaimed The Fertility Of Evil, translated from the original Arabic by …
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Feb 20 2026
Welp, I suffered a bit of a health setback in the lead up to Ramadan, but at least I was able to make it out to rehearsal today, even if my body keeps screaming at me to rest more. Fortunately, I can rest and read at the same time! And yes, I know, the impulse …
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