here’s to the next chapter.
The Swans of Harlem
by Karen Valby Writing this review feels particularly poignant following Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about ballet and opera, and Misty Copeland (mentioned in this book) coming out of retirement at this year’s Oscars during the Sinners original song performance. For Black ballerinas, the sentiment that “no one cares” is not new; their history in this art…
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
by Ashley Winstead I love love love a twisty-turny-what-the-heck kind of suspense story, and this one absolutely delivered. Ten years ago, in her senior year of university, Jessica’s best friend was killed. Now with their reunion approaching, Jessica is excited to show her class and her old friends the successful, striking person that she has become.…
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton With this novel centring on heartbreak, I was absolutely tickled by how funny it is. (It was my first Dolly, but now I know better; she’s an icon for hilarity.) Andy is reeling from being recently dumped by his long-term girlfriend, Jen. He doesn’t understand why this has happened, but becomes obsessed with figuring it…
…a secret place, the land of tears.
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
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