If you are intrigued by Greek mythology – gods and goddesses, complex heroes and heroines, century-long vendettas – then Circe is for you. Circe, daughter of Helios (the god of the sun) and a nymph,…
Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian
In 1996, Sports Illustrated called Tiger Woods “The Chosen One”, but who chose him? God? Golf? The media? The public? The simplest answer to that question may be “All of the above”. From an early…
Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton **His and Her Review***
Social Creature is receiving hype as one of the best summer reads of 2018. Frankly, I get why. The premise revolves around our obsession with social media and how lives are illustrated (or even fabricated)…
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Greer Kadetsky has a hunger. A wallflower as a child with parents who display a general disinterest, she found an escape in books. She dreamed of attending an Ivy League school and getting out of…
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
Saying “there’s something in the water” typically induces panic. One expects to find a great white shark, giant squid or Loch Ness monster. But, what if that something was the answer to all of your…
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Prison is a microcosm of society. I’m not sure who said it (nor is Google), but The Mars Room illustrates this concept in an engaging, moving and personal way. The story focuses on Romy who…
Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Jojo may be a teenager, but he is not, nor was he ever, a child. He is burdened with a mother addicted to drugs, alcohol and the love and attention of his white father. The…