Weekend Reads

Infinite Splendours by Sofia Laguna book cover next to a cup of coffee

Infinite Splendours By Sofie Laguna

Oh, Sofie Laguna. Why would you leave my heart trampled on the ground like this? Laguna’s stunning novel Infinite Splendours is very, very sad.

Fauna by Donna Mazza book cover next to a cup of coffee

Fauna by Donna Mazza

Donna Mazza’s Fauna (another excellent secondhand find!) is about a regular Australian family with a very unusual pregnancy.

The Blondes by Emily Schultz book cover beside a cup of coffee

The Blondes by Emily Schultz

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a book other people would describe as WEIRD. I love a subversive story, an unusual plot, and if it’s written by a woman

Holly by Stephen King books cover held in a hand

Holly By Stephen King

Stephen King fascinates me for a lot of reasons. His endless well of ideas. His prolific rate of publication. And the fact that as a famed horror writer, I think

Tom Lake By Ann Pratchett Book Cover

Tom Lake By Ann Patchett

Me last year: “All I want for Christmas is … Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake.”

I am a massive Patchett fan. Her novels State of Wonder (about a mysterious research project

All I Ever Wanted Was to be Hot By Lucinda Price book cover with mannequins in the background - WEEKEND READS WITH CHERIE COOPER

All I Ever Wanted Was to be Hot By Lucinda Price

Trigger warning: This review contains mentions of eating disorders and mental illness. If you would prefer not to read about these topics, please scroll on. Take care of you.

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Amaryllis Night and Day by Russell Hoban book cover. Image courtesy of Cherie Cooper. With an upside-down cityscape behind it at night.

Amaryllis Night and Day by Russell Hoban

What would you do if you kept dreaming about a woman urging you to board a bus made of rice paper? And then one day (in real life) she walked

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead book cover with Florida beach in the background

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

“Even in death the boys were trouble.”
Some books are propelled forward by an incredible story. Others are notable for beautiful writing. If you’re lucky, you find a book

When I Forgot by Elina Hirvonen book cover being held by a hand in front of a snow-covered road

When I Forgot by Elina Hirvonen

This short read is an emotional punch to the gut, but it’s also very beautiful.

When I Forgot by Elina Hirvonen is about Anna, whose parents are urging her to

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

It’s a glorious feeling when you realise…

A. Ann Patchett exists!

B. You can safely pick up any book with “Ann Patchett” printed on the cover knowing it’s going to

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

You’ve probably heard of The Road.

It not only snagged the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, it was adapted into a fantastic movie. It also

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson book cover

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Halloween is officially here, and this weekend’s read has it all. Haunted house? Check. Witchcraft? Check. Mysterious family secrets? Double check!

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (epic title)

The TAO of Coaching by Max Landsberg

The TAO of Coaching by Max Landsberg

Max Landsberg offers a refreshingly practical guide for those of us who could use a bit of structure in talking ourselves off the ledge and onto the path of progress.