Brave New Bookshelves

Hi everyone! As you may have noticed, I've been on a bit of a hiatus.  Why?  Well, in the past couple of months, I interviewed for a new...

Christmas Stories: Heartwarming Tales of Angels, a Manger, and the Birth of Hope by Max Lucado My rating: 3 of 5 stars Is it February al...

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn My rating: 3 of 5 stars My least favorite book by this author to date.  Read my reviews of  Dark Places  ...

Matched by Ally Condie My rating: 2.5  of 5 stars Oh, dystopian young adult fiction, you are one of my guilty pleasures. Well, sometim...

I know, I know.  I owe you lovely readers my first book review of the new year.  It's coming soon!  In the meantime, though, here is som...

Shopgirl by Steve Martin My rating: 4 of 5 stars It's confirmed. I have a bit of a crush on Steve Martin. Sensory descriptions li...

Congratulations to the winner of the November Giveaway!  Ashley's winning entry was a tweet about Brave New Bookshelves.  She'll rec...

Suri's Burn Book: Well-Dressed Commentary from Hollywood's Little Sweetheart by Allie Hagan My rating: 3 of 5 stars If you aren...

A Year with G. K. Chesterton: 365 Days of Wisdom, Wit, and Wonder by Kevin Belmonte My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is a fantastic ide...

For serious bibliophiles, a free book is a special pleasure -- especially when it's one you already know you want to read. To celebrat...

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book, for me, was like someone read all the same books ...

The Snowman by Jo Nesbø My rating: 4 of 5 stars Imagine if Stieg Larsson undertook a modern version of an Agatha Christie novel, and t...

The Dewey Decimal System by Nathan Larson My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Our setting: post-apocalyptic New York. "2/14" has oversh...

The Illuminati by Larry Burkett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This, weirdly, was one of the formative books of my elementary-school years.  No...

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill My rating: 2 of 5 stars A very few of you might remember my review of Swamplandia! , in which I lament...