Title:
Author:
Janet Mock
Genres:
LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction, Biography
Summary (from publisher):
With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America, offering readers accessible language while imparting vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of a marginalized and misunderstood population.
Tea/Coffee:
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Title:
Author:
Elena Ferrante
Genres:
Italian Fiction, Historical Fiction
Summary (from publisher):
The fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.
Tea/Coffee:
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Title:
The Fifth Season
Author:
N.K. Jemisin
Genres:
Epic Fantasy
Summary (from publisher):
This is the way the world ends. . .for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world’s sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.
Tea/Coffee:
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Title:
Author:
TJ Klune
Genres:
LGBTQ+ Fiction
Summary (from publisher):
When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he’s given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.
Tea/Coffee:
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Title:
Author:
Haruki Murakami
Genres:
Japanese Fiction
Summary (from publisher):
Here we meet fifteen-year-old runaway Kafka Tamura and the elderly Nakata, who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodies to make love or commit murder, in what is a truly remarkable journey.
Tea/Coffee:
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Title:
Author:
Tayari Jones
Genres:
African American Fiction
Summary (from publisher):
This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward—with hope and pain—into the future.
Tea/Coffee:
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Title:
Frankenstein
Author:
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Genres:
Horror
Summary (from publisher):
Stepping far afield from his medical studies, Victor Frankenstein brings to life a human form he has fashioned from scavenged body parts. Horrified by his achievement, he turns his back on his creation, only to learn the danger of such neglect.
Tea/Coffee:
Ginger tea.
Review:
I have not read this book, it is an honorable mention. It is in my TBR. As I cannot stomach horror/gore, it will probably remain there for quite some time. Please list your own review in the comments!
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Coffee, Tea, and Fiction, please 