Tag: Mel talks books
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Mel Talks Books: June
Happy pride! I included a few of my June books in the May post, whoops, so this one includes some random comics and nonfiction, which I don’t usually write about. The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics (anthology) For pride month, my comics group picked this anthology of short comics by trans and nonbinary illustrators.…
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Mel Talks Books: March, April, May
What happened to Mel Talks Books? Life. Burnout. Travel. You name it. But let us not dwell on the past! Instead of catching up on everything I read, here are thoughts on some notable books from the past three months. The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez Space opera with gorgeous writing and an effective skewering…
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Mel Talks Books: February
(Pretend it’s the beginning of March.) February! I hardly knew you. I was fortunate enough to spend a week in Spain the end of January. It was a busy, food and sight-filled trip that I thoroughly enjoyed. (If you ever get the chance to see the Sagrada Familia, do. Inside, it is one of the…
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Mel Talks Books: January
January 2025, woof. This was a tough month. Not much to report on the books front, but we persist, as do the horrors. A Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #41) I’m not entirely sure how they spun “A Haunting in Venice” out of this story, since it doesn’t take place in Venice and…
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Mel Talks Books: December
December books! A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll A middle-grade novel! I’m not sure I’ve ever read a modern middle-grade novel, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But this one blew me away! It was great! Written from the perspective of an autistic girl who feels deeply and becomes passionate about justice for…
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