Monthly Archives: April 2018

Beachy, Stephen. Leahbelle Beachy and the Beings of Light: Amish Terror Book 2. San Diego: Vapor Books, 2018. This is the second volume of Beachy’s Amish science fiction trilogy, which just came out. I can’t wait to read it! Cherciu, Lucia. Train Ride to Bucharest. Rhinebeck, NY: Sheep Meadow Press, 2017. Cherciu is the winnerContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Acheson, Katherine O. Writing Essays About Literature: A Brief Guide for University and College Students. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press, 2011. I attended the annual Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) conference in Pittsburgh this past weekend, and of course left with a number of books. I got Acheson’s, Barrie’s, and Dale’s books free as examination copies. IContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Cruz, Miriam. 5 Sundays with Mim: Selected Sermons from Woodcrest Villa Worship. Lancaster, PA: N.p., 2018. This is a book of sermons by my mother, who is a chaplain at Woodcrest Villa, which is part of Mennonite Home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is retiring soon, and one of the residents decided to print this bookContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”

Chen, Chen. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2017. Chen gave a poetry reading at Utica College this past week and I loved his work, so I bought a copy of his debut full-length collection. Wiebe, Armin. Grandmother, Laughing. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 2017. WiebeContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”