in april i read:
the life cycle of the common octopus, by emma knight (this was a read with jenna book recommendation and i've already almost forgotten what this book was about. spoiler alert: it's not about octopi. not rushing out to recommend this one to you, though i didn't dislike it.)
the heaven & earth grocery store, by james mcbride (i read this because we were considering it as a summer reading choice for the students at our school, and i liked it much more than i expected to - deacon king kong is the only other book by this author that i've read and i didn't love it. this one was really compelling, the interwoven stories of a jewish community and a black community outside of philadelphia in the 1920s and 30s. we did put it on the summer reading list, and i'm also going to lead a faculty book club on it now! definitely recommend this one.)
the frozen river, by ariel lawhon (this was a book of the month club pick that i really enjoyed - historical fiction based on the real life story of a midwife (martha ballard) in maine in the 1700s. i wrote a paper on birthing practices in an american history class in college and knew a lot about martha ballard already - she's a big deal because she wrote daily in a diary that survived her. loved this fictionalized retelling of parts of her life, revolving around a murder. would recommend this one!)
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