New Book Releases – May 2018
New Books Releasing in May 2018 Women’s Fiction That Kind of Mother: A Novel by Rumaan Alam If you liked Female Persuasion (April Book Release), you should add this one to your list! Medieval Historical Fiction Fatal Throne by M. T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Jennifer Donnelly, Linda Sue Park, Deborah Hopkinson. This book […]
Ready Player One
New to Foghorn Review? Before you dive into this review, be sure to check out The Horn — how we rate books. I’ve owned this book for over a year and just finally got around to reading it due to the movie being released. Ready Player One is in the sci-fi genre, but you’ll find […]
Britt-Marie Was Here
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman follows one of his characters, Britt-Marie, shortly after the conclusion of My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry. (It would be nice to read the books in order, but not necessary). And while we learn a bit of Britt-Marie’s backstory in both Grandmother and the beginning of this […]
The Land of Dreams
The Land of Dreams (Part 1 in the Minnesota Trilogy) by Vidar Sundstøl is a crime novel that takes place on the shores of Lake Superior. It follows Eirik Nyland, a Norwegian homicide detective who was summoned to Minnesota to help solve the mystery of a murdered Norwegian, who was vacationing on in northern Minnesota with his […]
ISO: Understanding Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, and in the spirit of the month, the team at FHR put our collective heads together to brainstorm what posts we could do on poetry and it didn’t take long to realize that neither of us has a lot of poetry-reading experience. One of us recently read Milk and Honey (and […]
Can I Put it Down?
For anyone who reads voraciously, or even passively, this question is bound to arise at some point or another. Maybe you picked up a book on the recommendation of a friend. Maybe the friend even lent you the book. Maybe it’s the book that everyone is raving about at book club and on the blogs […]
Alexander Hamilton – Review Part I
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a literary feet. To say that it’s a comprehensive recounting of this man’s life would be the understatement of the year. Chernow covers everything – from the man’s grandparents to virtually every person Hamilton ever encountered – with exhaustive detail. Which is why I’ve broken the review into two parts. […]
Favorite Childhood Books: International Children’s Books Day
International Children’s Book Day has us thinking about our favorite books from our own childhoods. Hopefully, we help you remember some of your own favorites as well! J. Mackenzie’s Go-to Childhood Reads The list could go on and on. Basically, I loved any book that my parents read to me while I was sitting on […]
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