Conjure Women, Afia Atakora’s debut, tells the story of mother and daughter, separated by a war that redefined our nation but more significantly to those […] Read More
Tag: Historical Fiction
We did it! The votes are in & the SOC Sistas have selected the books we’ll be reading this year. If you are looking for […] Read More
There is a rash of World War II literature. In our last book club annual selection long list, there were enough books that had we […] Read More
A few years back, my book club put together its collective Top 100 Books. I remember in that exercise, that I had a hard time […] Read More
I’m a little late, but I’ve just finished the wrap up of our book club’s 2016-17 reading year. We started doing something a little different […] Read More
This is it! Below are the books my book club will be reading June 2015 – May 2016! Go Set the Watchman by Harper Lee […] Read More
Periodically, my book club will have members submit their top 10 all time favorite books. We did this recently, and as a result of the […] Read More
A. Manette Ansay’s prose is the comforting arms of a familiar lover. In the afternoon I read Good Things I Wish You, I was immediately […] Read More
This historical fiction and fifth novel from Katharine McMahon, The Alchemist’s Daughter is set in the center of the Age of Enlightenment, and capitalizes on […] Read More
The 19th Wife is David Ebershoff’s award winning novel that combines two stories – a historical fiction account of Ann Eliza Young – the 19th […] Read More