“I want to be a comfort to my friends in tragedy and I want to be able to celebrate with them in triumph. And for all the times in between, I just want to be able to look them in the eye. “ - The Art of Comforting: What to Say and Do for People in Distress by Val Walker
Sticks and stones may brake your bones, but words will turn you into my meat puppet. - Lexicon by Max Barry
Mmm… books about books - 1001 Books for Every Mood by Hallie Ephron, Ph D
“Things could change so entirely, in a heartbeat; the world could be made entirely anew, because someone was kind.” - Longbourn by Jo Baker
I need a Malediction……and some Aqua Regia - The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey
For the little Wednesday Addams in your life - Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace
“and a weak mailed fist / Clenched ignorant against the sky!” - Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Nesting - Nest by Esther Ehrlich
Finally, I Understand Austin. - The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick
The absolutely true story of an Indian who defied stereotypes and taught us compassion - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
A Murder Mystery, Alternative History, and a Strong Dose of Yiddish - The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Surely at some point Rainbow Rowell will write a book I won’t love. Right? - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
I am not buying a wipe-warmer: you do not need that. Books, you need. - If Animals Kissed Good Night; Hush Little Polar Bear; Time For Bed; Good Night, Good Night Construction Site by Ann Whitford Paul; Jeff Mack; Mem Fox; Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld
The exact right book at the exact right time. - Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1) by Joe Abercrombie
A Different Perspective - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A powerful indictment of the colonization of aboriginal Australia - The Secret River by Kate Grenville
She didn’t care about wizards, but she thought Alan Rickman was dreamy. - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Seriously: F-you, F-stops. - Understanding Exposure: Revised Edition by Bryan Peterson
When science fiction brilliantly captures humanity; THIS is why I started reading science fiction in the first place. - The stars my destination by Alfred Bester
Little Known Story of Italian-Jewish Resistance in WWII - A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
In which I remember what good urban fantasy feels like - On the Edge (The Edge #1) by Ilona Andrews
The Daylight War - The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Brain on Fire - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
My first Agatha Christie novel! - Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Who run the world? Girls. - Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
Glorious (but you already knew that) - Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The First Rule of Vampires is …That They Don’t Exist…. - The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
Abominable …It doesn’t mean what you think it means - The Abominable by Dan Simmons
An unsettling and creepy selection of macabre short stories with a gothic twist and atmospheric artwork. - Through The Woods by Emily Carroll
My debut of the year so far! A gripping novel set in early 1980’s rural America about a paranoid survivalist and the social worker he pulls into his dangerous orbit. - Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
Nigeria, U.S., and Back Again - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Do Androids Dream of … Revenge? - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Applied Computational Demonology for Fun and Entertainment - The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
I’m so sad I’m done with this book - At Last by Edward St. Aubyn
HUZZAH! - The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan
A Series of Cool Stories That Somehow Fit Together - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Creating art as children - Just Kids by Patti Smith
A Haunting Tale about the Human/Animal Equation - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
My Life as a White Trash Zombie - My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland
I am nervous about this movie. Aren’t you? - The Giver by Lois Lowry
Jane Austen, meet Margaret Atwood. - For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
A Blank Canvas Has Unlimited Possibilities - Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
The one where I think I’m glad I didn’t live in 16th century England… - The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
“If your family had a quilt, it would be made out of chimera skin and stuffed with feathers from dead angels.” - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
Horns and Snakes, Somewhere in there is a Sir Mix-a-Lot Joke - Horns by Joe Hill
A romance that felt made for me - The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
“Strip every sentence to its cleanest components.” - On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Mirror, Mirror - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
A bleak and darkly amusing tale from a master of character-driven plots and social drama. - Eyrie by Tim Winton