September, 2026
September 4th, 2026, 11:22 a.m. - Eh
44. Cry for Me, Argentina (Tamara Yajia)
Up next: Whidbey (T Kira Madden)
September 8th, 2026, 11:50 a.m. - Whoever wrote the jacket copy, we need to talk
45. Whidbey (T Kira Madden)
Up next: What I Made for Dinner (Krys Malcolm Belc)
September 12th, 2026, 3:06 p.m. - Second course
46. What I Made for Dinner (Krys Malcolm Belc)
Up next: The Silent Appeal (Janice Hallett)
September 17th, 2026, 11:04 a.m. - Hallett's best since The Appeal
47. The Silent Appeal (Janice Hallett)
Up next: Five (Ilona Bannister)
September 20th, 2026, 4:17 p.m. - This was totally different from what I was expecting
48. Five (Ilona Bannister)
Up next: We Chase Shadows (Richard Osman)
September 24th, 2026, 3:58 p.m. - Osman's editor needs to do their job
49. We Chase Shadows (Richard Osman)
Up next: On Witness and Respair (Jesmyn Ward)
September 28th, 2026, 3:43 p.m. - The essay about Hurricane Katrina is harrowing
50. On Witness and Respair (Jesmyn Ward)
Up next: The Library After Dark (Ande Pliego)
This was...fine. Not as funny as I expected. It just fell flat for me.
This was not a "complex whodunit." It was a boring bore, and I didn't really care whodunit.
I'm starting to think that I would enjoy anything written by Belc. Hey, Krys, write some more so I can test my theory.
I loved reading another story about the characters from Hallett's first novel. This one was much less complicated, and I didn't feel like I was drowning in details like in The Appeal. I really hope Hallett writes more with these characters in the future.
I really like Bannister's writing, and I enjoyed the story for the most part, but...all of the characters were annoying. I didn't really care who died. That's a problem, right?
I did not like this. The first two-thirds were boring, and the last third barely made up for them. There were too many new characters to keep track of, and all they did was talk. This doesn't make me feel good about the future of Osman's series.
I wish that the collection had been more cohesive, rather than just pieces from different sources thrown together, but the essays were very powerful. I'm going to be sitting with the thoughts they provoked for a while.