a collage of the book covers of some of Coleen Grissom's Winter 2023 lit picks
Downright Weird
Coleen Grissom’s "Lit Picks" for Winter 2023

Since I’ve retired from Trinity, I suppose those of you who remember me at all assume I regularly wear overalls, have traded in my toy poodles for hound dogs, and chew tobacco rather than leisurely sip a gin martini. I assure you—NOT SO! 

I remain much the same—just slower and dressed more, let’s call it, casually. Regularly, I even lead discussions of contemporary novels with groups of “mature” women. As evidenced by this list, my taste in reading recommendations is, upon even the most casual of examinations, downright weird. Come to think of it, those of you who know me might be muttering, “What else is new?” 

Here goes:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

 

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

 

 

The Gathering by Anne Enright

 

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

 

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

 

 

Absolution by Alice McDermott

 

If Cats Disappeared  From the World by Genki Kawamura

 

The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

 

 

The Drowning Girls by Veronica Lando

 

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

 

Overboard by Sara Paretsky

 

 

12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

 

Taken to the Grave by M.M. Chouinard

Coleen Grissom, Ph.D., is a professor emerita of English at Trinity University. 

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