Patricia Lockwood had a childhood unlike most people, being even uncommon for the realm of religious upbringing. In her memoir titled Priestdaddy, Lockwood looks back on her childhood, adolescence and young adulthood which were strongly marked by her father, Greg Lockwood, a larger-than-life Catholic priest who defied all conventions.
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None Beyond Suspicion
“A Rule Against Murder” by Louise Penny – Domestic Summer Storm
The Fast Road to the Truth
“The Rage Colony” by Shanon Hunt – Secret Society of Mistakes
The Race Against Time
“The Bay Area Butcher” by Brian O’Sullivan – A Serial Killer’s Master Plan
A Treasure Hunt Through the Galaxy
“Second Foundation” by Isaac Asimov – The Invisible Insurgency
The Heroics of Women
“A Thousand Ships” by Natalie Haynes – The Lost Perspective
The Complexity of the Power Struggle
“Heretics of Dune” by Frank Herbert – The Great Scattering
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“Foundation and Empire” by Isaac Asimov – The Unpredictable Factor
Isaac Asimov has forever changed the landscape of science-fiction with the Foundation trilogy, tracing the attempt of relatively few humans to shorten an impending dark age of barbarism down to a thousand years.
In the second book, Foundation and Empire, we witness as the people of the Foundation face off against a dying but dangerous Empire, as well as the arrival of a threat even the Seldon Plan couldn’t predict.
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“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke – Life in the Endless House
Susanna Clarke may have taken a long time to publish her second novel, Piranesi, but it was very much worth the wait for the unique premise it carries.
The story follows a young man living in a seemingly endless, ever-shifting labyrinthine house, and the immensely profound journey of discovery he ends up on when a seemingly evil entity finds its way into the home.
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“The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot” by Colin Cotterill – Lost Riddle from the War
Colin Cotterill has gifted us many unusual and intriguing detective stories through his Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery series, and the fifteenth novel, The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot, aims to bring the show to a close.
The recipient of a strange diary, Dr. Paiboun finds himself irresistibly launched into an investigation revolving around the life of a kamikaze pilot, one whose fate
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“The Cruelest Month” by Louise Penny – Fatal Fright at a Seance
Louise Penny has certainly drawn the little community of Three Pines from its relative forgotten obscurity in A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery series, and the third entry, The Cruelest Month, brings it right back to the foreground of Quebec news.
Celebrating Easter, the people of Three Pines decide to hold a seance to clear the evil spirits, when one of them dies of fright. Foul play is nowhere to be found, but Gamache’s experience tells him otherwise.
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“Foundation” by Isaac Asimov – Dying of the Scientific Light
Isaac Asimov has exerted a nearly incalculable influence on the genre of science-fiction with the publication of his Foundation series, still discussed to this very day.
In the first novel, simply titled Foundation, we witness the start of humanity’s collapse into barbarism and intellectual devolution, and one man’s ambitious plan to restore it back on the right track and preserve its incredibly advanced scientific knowledge.
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“The Bookman’s Wake” by John Dunning – The Edition Worth Killing for
John Dunning has become known in recent years for his ability as an author to integrate his love for books into his stories as pivotal plot elements.
In The Bookman’s Wake, the second entry in the Cliff Janeway Novels series, we follow the cop-turned-bookdealer on his adventure to reign in a fugitive from Denver, one who possibly stole a priceless edition of Poe’s “The Raven”. To find the mysterious woman, he’ll have to delve deep into the strange past surrounding the book.
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“Hack” by SGM Ashcroft – Redemption for a Newspaper Lunatic
SGM Ashcroft has spent a long time working as a journalist before finally making his debut novel, titled Hack.
The story follows an ambitious newspaper reporter in Portsmouth, England, Llew Sabler, who is always trying to break the big story, even after he has become the most reviled figure in town following a stunt gone wrong. Even more, the story he’s caught the scent of promises either death or glory, nothing in-between.
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“Shakespeare for Squirrels” by Christopher Moore – Murder in the Fairy Kingdom
Christopher Moore possesses the special gift of having a unique sense of comedy, one he put on full display in his Fool Series.
In the third book, titled Shakespeare for Squirrels, we follow Pocket as he manages to anger a Greek Duke who orders his death. Upon his escape he meets the fairy king, who promises to save him from the Duke, on the condition he solves the murder of a mischievous sprite.
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“God Emperor of Dune” by Frank Herbert – The Deposition of an Immortal
Frank Herbert is a man whose works need no introduction, with his Dune series being one of the most celebrated and influential writings of all time.
In the fourth book of the series, God Emperor of Dune, we follow the story of the now-inhuman Leto Atreides, son of Paul, who once merged with a sandworm to preserve humanity, attaining a quasi-immortality. A rebellion stirs in his house to oppose his oppressive rule, but it might all play into his hands.
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