Rachel Cusk

Outline took a hot minute to get into, but once I was in, I was hooked. Unfortunately, I felt like I finally started to “get” it just in time for it to end, around the halfway point. The second chunk went down much easier than the first; Outline is one of those novels where you […]

Golden Child // Claire Adam

Golden Child is a powerful, tender, and very human story; it is one of the most emotionally-stirring novels I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. A meditation on time and place, Golden Child follows a family in 1980s Trinidad: Clyde, Joy, and their twin sons, Peter and Paul. When the unbelievable happens, a father must […]

Marlena // Julie Buntin

Julie Buntin’s Marlena was a nice surprise, far different from what I was expecting. Unlike the bright coral of its cover, Buntin’s debut is a rather dark story, a heartbreaking commentary on drug addiction and the opioid epidemic illustrated by two teenage girls: inexperienced fifteen year-old Cat and her partner-in-crime, the illustrious Marlena, Cat’s seventeen […]

On My Nightstand: March 2019

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of adventure exploring central Florida, leaving not too much time available for reading, but I’m hoping to get back on track this month, starting with these fantastic titles. Golden Child by Claire Adam Golden Child is one of the books I brought with me down to Florida […]

Eileen // Ottessa Moshfegh

After My Year of Rest and Relaxation became one of my favorite reads of 2018, I was eager to pick up Eileen, Moshfegh’s debut novel, one that earned her an immense amount of praise and a spot on the Booker shortlist. Though in the end I would say I prefer My Year of Rest and […]

Motherhood // Sheila Heti

“How can we know how it will go for us, us ambivalent women of thirty-seven? On the one hand, the joy of children. On the other hand, the misery of them. On the one hand, the freedom of not having children. On the other hand, the loss of never having had them- but what is […]

McNally Jackson, New York

SoHo’s McNally Jackson is one of the most aesthetic and best-curated indie bookstores I’ve ever visited. Sure, the employees are the most hipster (read: the rudest) you’ll find, but that comes with the territory of being an independent bookstore in one of New York City’s trendiest areas. I visited McNally Jackson on a Wednesday afternoon […]