Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Is That How It Ends?

Notes From An Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back by Mark O’Connell

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BINGO: Pandemic (I know the meaning behind the square is ‘read whatever you want,’ but this seemed too perfect a fit) Best for: Anyone contemplating all the horrors in the world right now. In a nutshell: Author O’Connell travels to various parts of the world to examine how people are reacting to various apocalyptic-adjacent events. Worth quoting: “Preppers are not preparing for their fears: they are preparing for their fantasies.” “This was a new entry into the apocalyptic imaginary: bankers and hedge-fund managers, tanned and […]

We’ve Always Been Vain

M'lady's Book of Household Secrets: Recipes, Remedies & Essential Etiquette by the Hon. Sarah MacPherson

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My boss brought me this book back from one of his trips to England. I’m not sure where he found it since he traveled, the pandemic happened, and I didn’t see him for two years. But he plopped it on my desk a few weeks ago along with some fancy tea. My boss is the best. M’lady’s Book of Household Secrets was written by the Hon. Sarah MacPherson, and is a collection of handwritten recipes, notes, and diary entries from the household books of Lady […]

More Superheros at Work

Andrea Vernon & the Superhero-Industrial Complex by Alexander C. Kane

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While I normally don’t read self-published literature, Crystalclear lent me Andrea Vernon last year and I absolutely loved it, so I was super excited when she bought me book 2: Andrea Vernon & the Superhero Industrial Complex, for my birthday. Starting a year after the last book ended, Andrea’s gotten a promotion, she and The Big Axe are an official thing, and life is looking pretty good and stable….until Ms. Oh needs Andrea to go with her on a European tour to globalize CUP’s resources in the […]

If the improv form Harold were depressing and tragic

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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BINGO – SHELFIE There is a long form improv format called the Harold. Boiled down, improvisors create three distinct story lines that, throughout the run time of the show, weave together into a single story. All of the seemingly disparate characters and story lines are actually all connected in hilarious and often ludicrous ways, and everyone has a great time. (If you feel comfortable doing so, I encourage you to find a local improv troupe that performs the Harold because it’s a hoot; definitely my […]

“There isn’t anything wrong with love. There isn’t anything embarrassing about love.”

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

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Cbr13bingo They/She/He Just read this novel. It’s incredible. I read it within 24 hours and was crying at the end. This is a YA novel, but I want every adult I know to read this powerful story of a trans teen who struggles to love himself. As a result, all of his relationships are strained. Felix Ever After (2020) is a National Book Award winner, a Stonewall Honor Book and a Time magazine Best YA Book of All Time. It provides a much needed perspective […]

September Bingo Check-In

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Welcome to the cbr13bingo September check-in! Congratulations to BlackRaven for Blacking out her card on August 18! We’re at the half-way(ish) point of the game. There are 30 Cannonballers playing, and you have posted 287 reviews. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders. Administrative Stuff Photos and Images: For the […]



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