Sink into a good book.
Keep a Reading Journal Youโ€™ll Want to Open...
What We Read in October 2026
Review: Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown by...
Book Review: The Memory of Borrowed Books by...
What We Read in September 2026
Reading While Neurodivergent: The Sensory Magic of Books
What We Read in August 2026
Book Review: This Movie Doesn’t End the Way...
What an 85-Second Ramen Timer Taught Me About...
Review: The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo
Literary Quicksand

Literary Quicksand Book Blog - Sink into a good book.

  • Book Reviews
  • Book Lists
  • Browse by Genre
    • Chick Lit
    • Children’s
    • Cooking/Food
    • Crime/Mystery
    • Fiction
    • General Non-Fiction
    • Historical Fiction
    • Humor
    • Literary Fiction
    • Memoir/Biography
    • Romance
    • Sci-Fi/Fantasy
    • Self-Help
    • Suspense/Thriller
    • Young Adult
  • Contributors
    • Becky
    • Cathy
    • Heather
    • Joli
    • Megan
    • Molly
    • Renee
    • Sara
  • About
    • Write for Us
    • Contact Us
    • Book Review Submissions

What's New

    Please Come to Boston Book Review
    Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: Please Come to Boston by Gary Goldstein

    by Joli October 17, 2024
    written by Joli

    Although I enjoy reading the popular, super hyped books out there, I try to sneak in something as often as I can by a local author and/or smaller publisher. This is the third book I’ve read by Gary Goldstein, published …

    Continue Reading
  • Book Lists

    What We Read in September 2024

    by Joli October 9, 2024
    by Joli October 9, 2024

    Oh hey! What am I doing posting this more than a week into the beginning of the month, you ask? Well, maybe you’re not asking and don’t really care as much as I do that this post is late, but …

  • Book ReviewsFictionLiterary Fiction

    Book Review: We Need No Wings

    by Cathy September 23, 2024
    by Cathy September 23, 2024

    We Need No Wings was a beautiful story, artistically narrated and sensitively told, it was a pleasure to read on my holidays this year. Find my full review below! Summary To be free, we must learn to fly. Teresa Sรกnchez …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

    Review: The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock

    by Molly September 13, 2024
    by Molly September 13, 2024

    History and folklore both come to life and demand a reckoning in Kimberly Brock’s latest novel The Fabled Earth. Old secrets hang like ghosts around the town of Revery and nearby Cumberland Island as three women learn how to confront …

  • Book Lists

    What We Read in August 2024

    by Joli September 7, 2024
    by Joli September 7, 2024

    My little girl started Kindergarten this week! She went for three glorious days and loved it all. I’m definitely living vicariously through her as I remember my own early school years…discovering the glories of lunch and recess and friend making …

  • https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js
  • Book ReviewsMemoir/Biography

    Review: Going to Maine by Sally Chaffin Brooks

    by Joli August 21, 2024
    by Joli August 21, 2024

    As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …

  • Book ListsTranslated Lit

    3 Must-Read Books for Women in Translation Month 2024

    by Cathy August 16, 2024
    by Cathy August 16, 2024

    I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from sharing a post about Women in Translation month (see my WIT lists from 2020 and 2021), but I haven’t stopped reading books written and translated by women. Just in case you need …

  • Book ReviewsYoung Adult

    Review: The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

    by Jess August 12, 2024
    by Jess August 12, 2024

    My family, including my 8-month-old son, just returned from a 2-week-long road trip. In order to survive, I had to read. And I did! I read more than I’ve read in the last 8 months over the last two weeks, …

  • Book Lists

    What We Read in July 2024

    by Joli August 7, 2024
    by Joli August 7, 2024

    I’m putting this post together while I sit here watching the Olympics. I’m a huge Olympics fan and I try to take in as much of it as I can throughout the few weeks that it’s on. There are just …

Load More Posts

Follow Us

Pinterest Reddit Threads

Affiliate Disclosure
We earn a small commission for any items purchased through the Amazon, Bookshop.org, or PangoBooks links on our site at no extra cost to you. These earnings are put toward our website hosting costs. Thank you for supporting Literary Quicksand!

Add Literary Quicksand as a preferred source in Google search

LQ Newsletter

Sign up to get new reviews and book lists delivered once weekly ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ›

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Top Book Lists

  • 1

    What We Read in September 2026

  • 2

    Best Books Set in the 1920s (The Ultimate List)

  • 3

    Reading While Neurodivergent: The Sensory Magic of Books

  • 4

    What We Read in October 2026

  • 5

    What We Read in July 2026

  • 6

    Best Historical Fiction 2023: Epic List of New Releases

  • 7

    30+ Best Fiction Books About Greek Mythology (2026)

Top Book Reviews

  • 1

    Review: Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

  • 2

    Review: The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo

  • 3

    Book Review: The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson

  • 4

    Book Review: The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

  • 5

    Review: The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi

  • 6

    Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

  • 7

    Review: How We Disappeared

About Literary Quicksand

We’re a book blog based out of Minneapolis, MN. We feature a group of women writers from multiple countries who all come together over one thing: our love of books!
Learn more about us
hello@literaryquicksand.com

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign up to get new reviews and book lists delivered once weekly ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ›

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Threads
  • Home
  • About
  • Write for Us
  • Book Review Submissions
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

@2021 - Literary Quicksand


Back To Top
Literary Quicksand
  • Book Reviews
  • Book Lists
  • Browse by Genre
    • Chick Lit
    • Children’s
    • Cooking/Food
    • Crime/Mystery
    • Fiction
    • General Non-Fiction
    • Historical Fiction
    • Humor
    • Literary Fiction
    • Memoir/Biography
    • Romance
    • Sci-Fi/Fantasy
    • Self-Help
    • Suspense/Thriller
    • Young Adult
  • Contributors
    • Becky
    • Cathy
    • Heather
    • Joli
    • Megan
    • Molly
    • Renee
    • Sara
  • About
    • Write for Us
    • Contact Us
    • Book Review Submissions