Hello me again with my monthly post. As I only posted once in in April… I have given up hope on getting back to any sort of schedule lol. But I am starting to feel like after four months I should really try to pull things together a bit more. I am hoping Wyrd & Wonder this month will help me do that. So, I’ve not totally given up hope, then!
Books Finished
- The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World by Jamil Zaki (adult non-fiction)
- Too Bright to See (MG contemporary)
- Trouble in the Stars by Sarah Prineas (MG scifi)
- How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa (short stories, Giller 2020 winner)
- Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi (new release by favourite author)
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (buddy read with sister)
Posts Written
- Mom and I discussed Biased: The Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think and Do for Family Reads
On My Radar in May
Representation/#OwnVoices indicated below AFAIK (I haven’t read these books). Please notify me of any errors or places where I can be more specific.
- Monthlong – Wyrd & Wonder (a month long celebration of fantasy – learn more here)
- 11 May – Release of Long Lost by Jacqueline West (MG mystery/fantasy?) and Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas (MG contemporary, biracial and queer rep), and The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (MG contemporary)
- 18 May – Release of Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland (MG historical fiction, Black #OwnVoices)
How was your April? What new books, or bookish events, are you looking forward to this month?
I’m really curious about Peaces, if you write a review I’ll look forward to reading it😁
Oyeyemi is a tough writer to review, I think, haha. But I may try my hand at it 🙂 I did like Peaces more than Gingerbread.
I still can’t believe I haven’t read anything by Helen Oyeyemi. I’ve got Boy, Snow, Bird here with me but haven’t made time to get to it yet
Her writing is pretty wild – not for everyone but I think that’d be a good place to start, though I feel I should warn you to be wary of the ending, lol.
Ooh thanks for the heads up
Happy May! Hope to see you posting more!
Thanks very much 🙂
Oh how did you like the long way?
I was not very keen on it… my sister and I just finished discussing this morning and we would have liked more substance and cohesion, plotwise.
I loved Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation, so very curious about her MG (though I imagine it will be very different lol).
What did you think of Peaces? I haven’t ready any Oyeyemi but the book caught my eye on new release lists this year.
Oyeyemi is a difficult one to review but I can say I enjoyed Peaces more than Gingerbread! I would definitely give it a go if the premise catches your interest. It’s not a bad spot to start with Oyeyemi, I think. (I have read nearly all of her novels.)