by Blue Poppy | Oct 16, 2020 | Fiction Books
Gothic horror is not really my jam, but I couldn’t resist this beautiful cover. The booksellers at Malaprops Bookstore in Ashville, NC assured me it wasn’t super-scary, so I gave it a shot. (Try new things, right?!) The majority of the book is not terrifying, but a...
by Blue Poppy | Oct 4, 2020 | Non-Fiction Books
So. Many. Things. That make you want to call a friend to discuss, make a note to research, or contemplate in the light of sudden revelation. Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America by Sharmila Sen was a beautifully written story that I highly...
by Blue Poppy | Jul 24, 2017 | Fiction Books
What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons is a novel that reads as a memoir. Filled with thoughtful vignettes that carry you through the protagonist’s coming of age, making sense of the world through the lens of an American with significant South African roots, loss of her...
by Blue Poppy | Jul 15, 2017 | Fiction Books
I truly enjoyed reading Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. The writing is so smooth, it flows from page to page effortlessly. The story explores how individuals experience and respond to situations (in this case, wealth, immigration, poverty, marriage, America) in...
