Category Archives: Book Reviews

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Carmen

With a message both mournful and life-affirming, When Breath Becomes Air chronicles a young doctor’s journey from literature student to promising neurosurgeon and finally to a patient in his own hospital after being diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Always … Continue reading →

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Dietland by Sarai Walker

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Brenda

Who has ever read a fashion magazine, contemplated a diet, bought a lipstick? This book is for you! The heroine is Plum, not yet 30 but already a veteran of the fight to measure up to body images popularized in … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Must Die – Danielle Page

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Ami

OMG I just loved this book! Imagine that a second girl from Kansas was swept away to OZ. But the OZ she arrives in is falling apart – literally. The color seems to have been dulled, and there is a … Continue reading →

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Anthony Doerr Day

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Harriett

It’s finally here!  Anthony Doerr Day!  Have you heard the news? Today is pub day for Doerr’s brilliant new novel, All the Light We Cannot See.  It’s a magnificent novel, tightly constructed, nuanced, and featuring lovely, likeable young protagonists set … Continue reading →

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (review)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Susan

If you’ve ever worked in a bookstore (or wondered what kind of exotic creatures work in bookstores),  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a good place to start. Our title character is the depressed, widowed owner of an indie … Continue reading →

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We Are Water by Wally Lamb (review)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Lynn

Wally Lamb combines complex characters and an intricate plot with an array of contemporary topics and timeless issues to produce this engrossing novel.  A wife and mother leaves her family to pursue an artistic career and an unconventional relationship.  A … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading Recommendations

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Harriett

We were asked to write up some summer reading recommendations for Sun Press, and to include some classics as well as more recent titles.  Thought we’d share that list here, too.  Enjoy! We Are all Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen … Continue reading →

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Karen Joy Fowler

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sarah

I’m pleased to let you know that Karen Joy Fowler’s next novel WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES will come out on May 30th!  The Kirkus review says: “Rosemary’s voice—vulnerable, angry, shockingly honest—is so compelling and the cast of characters, … Continue reading →

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SPACE 2013

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Harriett

Each spring in Columbus there is a book fair called SPACE, the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo.  After years of thinking about going, I finally got there.  Approximately 150 artists were set up at tables selling their wares.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Flora

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Brenda

FLORA by Gail Godwin Bloomsbury, May 2013 If this book were a fable, it would be “How Helen Learns to Feel Remorse.”  There are stories from the past told by Nonnie and Flora and Finn, but mostly there is the … Continue reading →

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