Stitches
Rating: Stitches: A Memoir, by David Small. W.W. Norton & Company (2009), 329 pages. This memoir is the biggest surprise of the year for me. I had not intended to read Stitches as I’m not much of a graphic book fan, but the nonstop rave reviews it kept...
The Zookeeper’s Wife
Rating: The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman. W.W. Norton & Company (2007), 348 pages. Commemorations are underway in Poland today to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II. Coincidentally, I just finished a nonfiction book set in Warsaw during...About Us
The Book Shark began as an independent book review website created by Cindy Pinto and Donna Long in 2002.
From the beginning our goal was not only to write great reviews, but also to recognize the most well-written books we read each year with an award...
Gustine Awards
The Gustine Awards were named in honor of the main character in one of our favorite books—The Dress Lodger, by Sheri Holman. Awards have been given out yearly since 2002 in three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and memoir...
Cover Art
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