June 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Helloooo, and welcome to my June 2026 reading wrap-up! I read 15 books in June, not counting books that I started and didn’t finish (looking at you, Strange Pictures) or continued with no end in sight (been picking away at La Planète des singes FOREVER). I read from the whole gamut of genres…
LOONEY! by Gavin Dillinger and Stephen Kozeniewski: REVIEW Goodreads blurb When beloved cartoon characters come crawling out of her TV, army recruiter Gabriella Harman expects a zany romp instead of the hellish nightmare that follows. One night, haunted by her memories of Iraq, Gabriella downs a stomachful of pills and booze. When her favorite cartoon…
Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe by Gail Crowther: REVIEW Goodreads blurb Timed to the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, and with the full cooperation of the Monroe estate, comes an investigation into the literary life of the Hollywood icon and actress … . Far from the spotlights of the Hollywood…
Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #1: Cup of Gold Goodreads blurb for Cup of Gold From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions:…
2026 Leacock Medal: Final Thoughts The winner of this year’s Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour will be announced on Saturday, June 20, and I’m super excited for it. All three of these books are FANTASTIC. If you’re not familiar with the Leacock Medal, here’s their website. Basically, it’s a long-standing Canadian literary award for books…
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel: REVIEW Goodreads Blurb From the author of the international bestseller Life of Pi, a brilliant retelling of the Trojan War from two commoners: an ancient soldier and a modern scholar. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were not the only ancient tales of the Trojan War. In Son of Nobody, Yann Martel composes a new…
You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews: REVIEW Goodreads Blurb Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal parts golden-retriever devoted and sinfully handsome. He’s whisked her and her autistic son, Jude, to the crumbling family house he’s renovating. She has a new husband, a new house, and a new…