Tag: Born a Crime

• Favorite Books of the 2010s: Quick Takes of 2016 Novels

  This is a series of reviews of my favorite books published between 2010 and 2019. These are shorter reviews of good reads published in 2016. The Power by Naomi Alderman (2016) What can I say about this book? I know it will be very divisive–some people will love it, some will hate it. I loved […]

  Shannon Turlington

  December 29, 2019

  Best Books of 2010s

  2010s, 2016, Born a Crime, Dystopia, Emma Donoghue, Feminist fiction, Good Morning Midnight, Greener Pastures, Historical fiction, Horror, John Langan, Joshua Gaylord, Justin Cronin, Kij Johnson, Lily Brooks-Dalton, Memoir, Michael Wehunt, Naomi Alderman, Post-apocalyptic fiction, Short stories, The City of Mirrors, The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, The Fisherman, The Passage, The Power, The Wonder, Trevor Noah, Vampires, When We Were Animals

• Memoirs in my reading stack…

  This year, I’ve been upping the number of memoirs I read, which is surprising to me, because I haven’t been drawn to the genre in the past. But I’ve been having good luck with the ones I’ve chosen lately, and I’ve found each one to be inspiring, in its own way. I would recommend any […]

  Shannon Turlington

  May 21, 2018

  Reading

  Born a Crime, depression, Hunger, Matt Haig, memoirs, No Time to Spare, Reasons to Stay Alive, Recommended Reading, Roxane Gay, Sally Brampton, Shoot the Damn Dog, Trevor Noah, Ursula K Le Guin

• Reading February-March 2018: Born a Crime and The Reapers Are the Angels

  I skipped a month of reading recommendations, mostly because I spent the remainder of this long and lingering winter reading light and pulpy books that were entertaining in the moment but hardly worthy of lasting recommendation. I do have two gems from these two months to pass on to you, however. Continuing my memoir kick, […]

  Shannon Turlington

  April 11, 2018

  Reading

  Alden Bell, Books, Born a Crime, February 2018, March 2018, Recommended Reading, The Reapers Are the Angels, Trevor Noah