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NYTimes: 22 of the Funniest Novels Since ‘Catch-22’
22 of the Funniest Novels Since ‘Catch-22’ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/books/funny-novels-humor.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew by Michael W. Twitty
“most importantly, Twitty reminds us that you don’t have to be Black or Jewish to love koshersoul.” Both a cookbook and a memoir, Koshersoul (Amistad) explores the food traditions of both Black and Jewish cultures and how for Black Jewish people, the two combine, becoming a distinctive foodway of its own. “When I first started…
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Women Who Murder by Mitzi Szereto
“For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.” —Rudyard Kipling, from the poem “The Female of the Species.” “Why is that we’re always so shocked when women commit violent crimes, in particular, the crime of murder? Perhaps we’re more accustomed to seeing men as the aggressors when it comes to murder,…
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Reese’s Book Club Pick: “First Lie Wins”
“This is Ashley Elston’s debut adult novel and it’s a real page turner, so good you hate to turn the last page.” “My mind splits, showing two different paths; This is definitely a crossroads moment,” recalls Lucca Marino alias Wendy Wallace alias Mia Blanchard and a whole long list of other names. “Taking the job…
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Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
Theodora “Teddy” Angstrom, a high school teacher dealing with the mysterious vanishing of her sister, Angie, ten years ago, is dealt another blow when her father drives his car off of a bridge on the anniversary of her disappearance. She is, at this point, the last in a long line of the socially elite Angstrom…
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The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan
“I tell other people’s stories for a living. “You can call me a ghostwriter, though usually I just say I ‘freelance’ which is vague and boring enough to put an end to strangers’ polite inquiries . . . That’s a lie . . . About my supposed friends. I have lots of acquaintances, colleagues, and…
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