A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm
by Stanley Crawford
Only when Stanley Crawford died a year ago, at age 86, did I realize that the same person was the author of two very different books that had long intrigued me: the notoriously weird experimental nove... (Tom)
All in a Year
by Chihiro Takeuchi
This picture book colorfully illustrates a year in the life of the five-member Tanaka family, following them through holidays, milestones, meals, and seasons. Chihiro Takeuchi's detailed papercut illu... (Haley)
Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay
by Jeff Young
Newish Book of the Week Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay by Jeff Young Imagine a book about post-war Liverpool that takes 90 pages to even mention the Beatles (and then only to say his mum was sad w... (Tom)
We Could Be Rats
by Emily Austin
As I've come to expect from Emily Austin's previous two novels, the beating heart of We Could Be Rats lies in its deeply flawed but lovable characters. However, where we were given the singular perspe... (Anika)