What We’re Reading: January 2025

It’s cold! See what we’re reading to take our minds off (or celebrate!) it.

 

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anaparra “A novel inspired by real events, it is told in the voice of a 9-year old who goes searching for the children who are disappearing from his impoverished settlement in India.”

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

The Tao of the Backup Catcher by Tim Brown

The Complete Poetry of Aime Cesair “A sublime bilingual collection of poems and plays in verse by the Martinican anti-colonial poet and politician.”

The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

TRON by Brian Daley

Maria Callas An Intimate Biography by Anne Edwards.  “It gives a balanced picture of one of the world’s great opera divas who was an extremely complicated and conflicted individual. If you like opera, you will enjoy the book.”

James by Percival Everett (audio) “Incredible narration.”

Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases (audiobook) by Paul Holev

Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen “A strong contender for the most frightening book I’ve ever read.”

Lisey’s Story by Stephen King “Hard to put down. Once I’m done I’ll watch the miniseries they made (and be disappointed probably).”

All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai ” A very chatty time travel novel that I was on the fence about, but it just took an interesting turn and now I’m committed.”

She-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon by Cristina Mazzoni “A study of the legend and iconography of the lupine mother alleged to have suckled the founding sons of Rome.”

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore “I was wary of the hype, but in this rare case, it was merited (for me, anyway).”

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Playground by Richard Powers

Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza (audiobook)

Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset “A biography of the 14th-century saint penned by novelist Undset, famed for her medieval Norwegian epic trilogy ‘Kristin Lavransdatter.'”

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