The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts

January 20, 202327 Comments

Whenever I look at this author's name, I mistakenly see Melanie Watt, who is a Canadian children's author. And for one second I think to myself, I didn't know Melanie Watt wrote an adult novel! Just for s split second. And then I'm slightly disappointed that I'm not about to encounter Scaredy Squirrel or Chester … Continue reading The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts

If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie

October 6, 201525 Comments

I've had this book for a while; picked it up a few times, put it back down for something else. But, when the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize Long-list came out, and this book was on it, I finally decided to dive in. If I Fall, If I Die is about an agoraphobic mother and her … Continue reading If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie