Seattle Book Mama

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun, by Shane McCrae, is a memoir that isn’t, or at least, it doesn’t read like one to me. Nevertheless, my thanks go to NetGalley and Scribner for the invitation to read and review. This book is ...

Joyce Carol Oates is a venerable name in the world of literature, and so I actually gasped when I saw that her short story collection, The Frenzy, was available to review. I have read short stories of her in the past during teacher’s...

Author Daniel Mason is on a roll. He’s won nearly every possible literary award and accolade; my first encounter with his writing was with his last book, North Woods, which is complex, brilliantly crafted, and droll. But I may h...

You’ll Love it Here is a wry, strangely intimate novel by Canadian author Natalie Sue. My thanks go to NetGalley and William Morrow for the review copy. This book will be available to the public August 11, 2026.

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Don’t Cross Mo Ellery is a wacky girl detective novel by Birdie Horne, which is a pen name used by co-writers Eden Robins and MW Garguilo. Mo is a twenty-something hot mess. The story opens with her simultaneously getting dumped by...