Review: With the Fire on High
Senior year is a year of changes for Emoni Santiago, and she’s a person who has already lived through some things. A teen mother who never…
Review: Dig
“This book is supposed to be uncomfortable,” writes A.S. King in a post-narrative reflection of Dig, her literary condemnation of the lengths people will go to…
Review: The Bridge Home
When you are a heavy audio listener, there are small details that make you a little too excited — a well-placed musical cue, a superbly executed…
Review: We Walked the Sky
When I read the summary of We Walked the Sky, I was instantly hooked: The story of one young woman joining the circus in 1965, alternating…
Review: The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets clocks in at a substantial 9 ½ hours, but listeners won’t want it to end. I practically listened…
Review: Lovely War
Darla Salva Cruz unpacks the “impressive, ambitious, and wildly entertaining” Lovely War by Julie Berry. Two love stories, five Greek deities, eight narrators, and almost thirteen…
Review: On the Come Up
Craving a coming-of-age story with an urban, hip-hop flavor? Tune into Angie Thomas’ latest novel about an aspiring rapper’s ascension. Brianna Jackson is a hip-hop prodigy…
