Continue finding time for classics.I’ve been participating in the Classics Club spins for the past couple of years, which I love — but I have abig list of classicsyet to read, and I’d like to carve out some time for at least one or two outside of the “spin cycle”. Continue ...
And last but not least, my clientHayden Goodmanillustrated a fabulous new take onThe Night Before Christmas, which is coming out this fall. It’s set in aNYCapartment building, and it’s funny and sweet and absolutely gorgeous. There are lush cutaways of all the different families’ homes ...
Smart, funny, and deeply affecting, Jessica George’sMaamedeals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love, and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important, it explores what it feels like to be t...
This was more like a novella – I think it was about 4 hours. And yet, there is so much packed in it. The characters – the horrible Grandmother, selfish son, put upon maids. The scene setting is fabulous – the sodden garden, various animals floating in the flood. It’s funny, but...
In The Housemaid’s Secret, we were really able to see Millie come into her own and she is a formidable heroine. Of course, I liked her in the first book but I LOVED her in the second. Millie is strong in so many different ways and, oh my goodness, is she funny too. The beauty...
I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo Chong (Flux) is a funny, bittersweet, heartwarming story about family, love, and making every minute count. Readers first meet Jack Jr. in what he is slow to realize is a hospital room. He wakes up intubated and gagging. His nurse is thrown into a ...
Smiling and batting your eyes to be funny while explaining why you went out to dinner and a show with your boss (who promotes performers he bangs) isn’t going to defuse the situation, especially when the dude you’re explaining yourself to also knows you’re dating one other guy. Even ...
Jimmy is beside himself with fear but does the job, with lots of mishaps and funny comments. Sometimes it felt like a Belgian comic book. The cold case of Tyler’s grand-father is actually a hot potato and when Jimmy starts poking around, people try to kill him too. ...
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Now the comedy is present throughout the book. Kate finds herself in some crazy situations and she comes up with bizarre theories and wild story ideas. I totally enjoyed the character’s banter. It was spot on and at times so funny. ...