By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Sep 1st, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “If Mama taught me anything, it was that what other people think is of paramount importance.” The title character in Meredith, Alone warrants a big hug. Suffering from agoraphobia, having not left her Glasgow home in 3 years, Meredith maintains a surprisingly full life. He...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Sep 1st, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “But we overlay the present onto the past. We look back through the lens of what we know now, so we’re not seeing it as the people we were, we’re seeing it as the people we are, and that means the past has been radically altered.” I fell in love with […]...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Jul 1st, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “My central claim in this book is that these two trends—overprotection in the real world and underprotection in the virtual world—are the major reasons why children born after 1995 became the anxious generation.” In Jonathan Haidt’s most recent nonfiction book, the author ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
May 1st, 2026
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“He can guess, but he won’t ever know, not really. What it was like, what she was thinking, everything she’d never told him.” Celeste Ng’s compelling novel Everything I Never Told You gifts readers with hindsight, the past of a young girl with no future. The novel opens with 16-year-old Lydia missing...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
May 1st, 2026
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“Sometimes it seems like writing is the only way I keep from hurting.” In Acevedo’s coming-of-age novel, Xiomara Batiste (nicknamed X) experiences the universal struggle of selfhood, learning who she is amidst the pressure of who her parents want her to be. X finds solace in her brother Xavier, whom ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Apr 1st, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Menopause is puberty in reverse – a transition from one biological phase of ovarian function to another, but the way we view these two events couldn’t be more different.” Much like the woman-specific subjects of periods and pregnancy, menopause has been shrouded in ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Apr 1st, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “A person never forgets the landscape of their childhood.” In Kate Morton’s 6th novel, readers are again transported to another era, early 19th century, and another place, Cornwall, England. In 1914, Eleanor caught the attention of Anthony Edevane, an up-and-coming surgeon...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Mar 2nd, 2026
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“Time only pushes wounds aside. Regular life becomes insistent and crowds out the loss. Usually, this is a good thing. So much of healing is the recognition that not all your tissue got damaged in the accident.” As Crosley’s Grief is for People caught my attention because it centered the experience i...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Mar 2nd, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “The stickiest sorts of violence are often incredibly intimate. They require trust. They take time.” In Paula McLain’s first venture into thrillers, we meet Detective Anna Hart (whimsical name, checkered past), who specializes in cases of missing persons in San Francisco. ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Feb 2nd, 2026
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I’m so good at being lonely, though. I’m just so good at it.” As a latecomer to Kate Quinn, who’s written 17 books including 4 series, I didn’t know what to expect, but the author had my attention by the second page. As a professed lover of historical novelists, namely Ka...
