Book Club Recap: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The Dutch House is a fantastic achievement—an ode to sibling love, and a story of grief, loss, forgiveness, and the consequences of parental abandonment; a masterpiece every writer can learn from.
Book Club Recap: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Dear Edward is a wonderful, resonant book any reader would love, but for writers, it’s a well of best writing practices. From almost flawlessly executed omniscient POV, to layered characterization, to deft and innovative showing of the grieving process… This novel is a masterwork of modern storytelling.
Book Club Recap: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
By far the most ambitiously executed novel we’ve read so far in our Book Club was a great way to wrap up this year. So many things to learn from this fantastic author!