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THE BARBOUR BUZZ
Gretch Corley
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Bestselling Non-fiction Paperbacks, Week of October 11, 2023
Looking for something new to add to your reading lists? Check here every week for alternating lists of the best of fiction or non-fiction...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Jul 4, 20232 min read
Book Review: Lone Women
I started Lone Women by Victor Lavalle and could not put it down. Somewhere around 2 am I put the book in my lap with a sigh of...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Book Review: You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People
Very few of my friends have not tried dieting, and many of them have called themselves fat. So I picked up “You just Need to Lose Weight”...
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Marisa Terwilliger
May 31, 20232 min read
Book Review: Spear Cuts Through Water
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez is an inventive fantasy book with the feel of a folktale. I found getting into it slow, but...
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Marisa Terwilliger
May 16, 20232 min read
Publisher Review: Maiden's Bookshelf
This review is slightly different, in that I am not reviewing a book or series, instead I am reviewing an imprint from a publisher....
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Marisa Terwilliger
May 2, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Founders Series
The last book in the Founders series by Robert Jackson Bennet is finally out in paperback! The first book, Foundryside, is a fantastic,...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Book Review: Redbone
Redbone by Sonia Paolini and Christian Staebler and illustrated by Thibault Balahy is a graphic novel covering the 1970’s rock band by...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Apr 4, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up
When I first told people I was reviewing “The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo and illustrated by Uko Uramoto, they...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Moth Keeper
The Moth Keeper is the latest, breathtaking graphic novel from K. O’Neill, author/illustrator of the Tea Dragon Society series. The story...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Book Review: Cryptid Creatures
Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide to 50 Fascinating Beasts written by Kelly Milner Halls and illustrated by Rick Spears, gives an overview...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today
“The Masterful Cat is Depressed, Again, Today”, written and illustrated by Hitsuzi Yamada, is “sooo cute” as one person meeting the...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Book Review: Born on the Water
February is Black History Month so the book I chose this week is The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Book Review: Star Child
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi is a truly unique biography covering the life of one of...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Book Review: Willie Nelson - A Little Golden Book Biography
Golden Books have expanded from fairy tales! Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography is one of the latest in a new series that...
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Marisa Terwilliger
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Book Review: Self-Made Widow
The Self-Made Widow by Fabian Nicieza is a cozy mystery. A death in suburban NJ, just a normal death, but does it leave a slightly too...
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