Posted Thursday, March 6, 2025
Starting This Week
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Alessandra Cecci is 14 years old living in Medici Florence. Her father is a cloth merchant. One day he brings a young painter to paint the walls of the family chapel. At a time when the monk Savonarola holds sway, there is something about the work of the painter that awakens desire.
The Future by Catherine Leroux
In an alternate history of the city of Detroit, a grandmother looks for clues for her missing granddaughters. Her search takes her to the Parc Rouge where the abandoned children have made their own society.
The Wars by Timothy Findley
At 19 years old, Robert Ross joins the army after the death of his older sister. He is pulled into the war that was supposed to end all wars – World War I. A beloved Canadian novel, the author received the Governor General’s Award for this book.
Completed This Week
Klee Wyck by Emily Carr
Better known for her work as a painter, Emily Carr was also an award-winning author. Klee Wyck was her first book in a series of memoirs. This one is about the time Carr spent with Indigenous communities on the West Coast, and how she was given the name Klee Wyck.
Continuing This Week
Ash and Blood by Jennifer Armentrout
The first book in a series that follows Poppy chosen as the Maiden to hold a sacred duty in a society where there is politics at play. Her goal is to find the ones responsible for the demise of her family. Raised for a certain destiny, the world she lives in might not be what it seems.