The Bibliophile's Compass

1964 In His Own Write by John Lennon | UK | 80 | 2021 The Groundhog Forever by Henry Hoke | US | 184 | 2021 White Magic by Elissa Washuta | US | 432 | 🏆🏆 2021 Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri | UK-US | 176 | 2021 A Sunday in Ville-d'Avray by Dominique Barbéris | FR | 144 | 🔗 Check this list for Today in Bookish History for April: https://fable.co/list/3088a6ea-b9b8-44fb-bcfb-4de408996dec/share

Title : Exciting Times Author : Naoise Dolan Publication Year : 2020 Rating : ⭐⭐⭐💫 Pages : 240 Source : audiobook @storytel.tr Genre : Romance, Queer, Humor Awards : Shortlisted for Blackwell's Book of the Year Debut Novel ; Shortlisted for Irish Book Awards Newcomer; Shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award; Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year; Shortlisted for British Book Awards - Début Book of the Year; Shortlisted for Dalkey Literary Award - Emerging Author; Longlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize; Longlisted for Dylan Thomas Prize; Longlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction Continuing my British(-ish) literature marathon, I picked up Exciting Times (2020) by Irish author Naoise Dolan, much-hyped and sprinkled with shortlists and longlists like academic confetti. I’m convinced most of those nominations were earned by the first half of the book. The second half? Let’s just say… total disappointment. We follow Ava, an Irish English teach...

2018 Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada | Japan | 256 | 2022 The Housemaid by Freida McFadden | US | 336 | 🏆 |⭐⭐⭐ | My Review 2022 Nettle & Bone by Ursula Vernon | US | 272 | 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 2022 The Fervor by Alma Katsu | US | 320 | 2022 Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser | AUS | 288| 🏆🏆🏆🏆 2022 Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis | US | 304 | 2022 Seven Steeples by Sara Baume | Ireand | 192 | 🏆🏆 🔗 Check this list for Today in Bookish History for April: https://fable.co/list/3088a6ea-b9b8-44fb-bcfb-4de408996dec/share

Title : Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) Author : Jesse Q. Sutanto Publication Year : 2025 Rating : ⭐⭐⭐💫 Pages : 336 Source : audiobook @storytel.tr Genre : Thriller, crime fiction, Mystery, Suspense, comedy Awards : 2026 Edgar's Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award Nominee; 2026 Audie Award for Best Mystery Finalist You thought Vera was finally done collecting victims, murderers, and traumatized families like Pokémon. You. Were. Wrong. Spectacularly wrong. After solving the last mystery, she got so cocky she started mentally updating Sherlock’s resume to include her . In her head, she’s not just the new Sherlock—Sherlock is Vera-lite. This time, though, crime doesn’t come knocking on her door. She goes out, hunts it down, drags it home, and dares anyone to try and stop her. And as if that’s not enough chaos, she’s decided her newly adopted family is simply not big enough. Apparently, she wants more screaming, more drama, and more people to traumatize w...