October 2019 – Lovely Bookshelf

My Year in Nonfiction (So Far)

October 28, 2019

It’s time for Nonfiction November! Week 1: (Oct. 28 to Nov. 1) – Your Year in Nonfiction (hosted by Julz of Julz Reads): Take…

Tender Cuts by Jayne Martin

October 24, 2019

Jayne Martin’s Tender Cuts is one of my first encounters with flash fiction. We’re talking very short stories: just a page, usually; sometimes only…

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

October 21, 2019

I’d been meaning to read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? for years. I was at an indie bookstore and this particular cover caught…

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

October 17, 2019

We Are Okay focuses on coming to terms with and moving beyond loss, grief, and loneliness. The relationships/friendships between the characters in this book…

Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis

October 14, 2019

It’s been a long time since I read a book that had me mark “Did Not Like It” on Goodreads. Southern Lady Code just…

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

October 11, 2019

The first half of Ruth Ware’s In a Dark, Dark Wood was dreadfully slow for me. The characters were shallow and annoying, and the…

Welcoming the Unwelcome by Pema Chodron

October 8, 2019

Pema Chödrön’s new book Welcoming the Unwelcome is vital for anyone who wants to do their part to help ease the polarization happening in…

I’m From Nowhere by Lindsay Lerman

October 4, 2019

Quietly pre-apocalyptic, I’m From Nowhere explores the intersections of grief, self-identity, and womanhood. The raw aftermath of grief is captured through a surreal sense…