Honor Jones

1 week ago | shelf-awareness.com | Honor Jones |Domenica Ruta |Ocean Vuong |Garrett Carr

Sometimes I fantasize about getting away from it all. Grow a beard, don floral prints, and become a bartender in some hidden dive with a thatched roof and lounge music. And yet, Fever Beach is the first Carl Hiaasen novel I've ever read. Did I realize that he writes hilarious and engrossing crime novels about wacky Floridians and the state's breathtaking wildlife?

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Honor Jones

"Sleep," the debut novel by Honor Jones, moves back and forth in time between a 35-year-old mother's present and her disturbing, unresolved past. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Honor Jones

It was damp down under the blackberry bush, but Margaret liked it there; she was cozy, like a rabbit. It smelled clean—it was funny how dirt could smell so clean. She couldn’t see in the dark which berries were ripe, but she nibbled on one anyway, puckered, spat. She rested her cheek against her arm and looked across the yard. A whoop and a stampede—the boys were running by. They must have spotted Biddy. The bright spot of the flashlight whirled. It made her dizzy trying to follow it.

Dec 7, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Honor Jones

Listen1.0x0:0026:21Listen to more stories on harkThe children don’t look real. It’s because of what they’re wearing—it’s the color of their clothes. None of the T-shirts has any language or images—no slogans or athletes’ names, no animals or action figures. Color conveying only the idea of color. Later, she can’t remember what she noticed except that the colors were very bright. That and the fact that she didn’t recognize any of the children’s faces, this is the playground of her own child’s school.