AVOCADO DIARIES

I am a writer and book reviewer located in Vancouver, Canada. Avocado Diaries serves as my book review platform, where I share my thoughts on a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, and books on art and culture.

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Deep House by Jeremy Atherton Lin

1 week ago | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

In Deep House, Jeremy Atherton Lin follows his acclaimed debut Gay Bar with a work that is equally searching, yet more intimate. While in London, on the final leg of a European trip, Lin meets a Brit, and they fall hard for one another. The early days of their mid-90s transatlantic relationship unfolds against the backdrop of the Defense of Marriage Act.
11 New Books Coming This May

1 month ago | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

April was a month of standout stories — many that stayed with me long after I turned the final page. I’m still thinking about Liz Moore’s Long Bright River and Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty, two books that have been on my list for ages that I finally got around to reading. I also listened to Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler, narrated by the author. I’m excited for the month ahead. Here are my top picks for May.
7 New Books Coming This April

2 months ago | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

I’m kicking this off with some exciting news. Avocado Diaries has recently been featured in the Top 100 Canadian Book Influencers list. This also happens to be my 400th post and 4th year of Avocado Diaries. I’m so grateful for all the connections and book lovers I've met through here, thank you!Reflecting on last month, I devoured fourteen books.
Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

2 months ago | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

If there’s one thing that New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell excels at, it’s her ability to grip a reader from the very first page. Jewell’s forthcoming novel, Don’t Let Him In, begins in the aftermath of a murder. When well-known restaurateur Paddy Swann is pushed onto the subway tracks at Leicester Square, his wife and kids are left reeling. Soon after Paddy’s death, his widow Nina receives a condolence letter from Nick Radliff, an old colleague of her husband.
Luminous by Silvia Park

2 months ago | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

For readers of Klara and the Sun and Machines Like Me, this highly anticipated debut novel is set in the near future in a unified Korea, and tells the story of three estranged siblings–two human, one robot–as they are drawn back together against the backdrop of a murder investigation. A young girl named Ruijie, who has a severe medical condition, is searching the local scrapyard for something that will aid her deteriorating body. She stumbles upon, and befriends, a child robot called Yoyo.
Six New Books Coming This March

Mar 1, 2025 | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

People often ask me how many books I read in a week. To be honest, it varies a lot. Sometimes it’s none, and other times, it can be up to seven (the latter a rare occurrence). While January was a great month—I flew through almost 8 books, including some pretty hefty titles between 400 and 800 pages, February felt like a slog. Now, as we head into March and the weather starts warming up (hello, beach reading!), I’m excited for what this month has in store.
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight

Feb 20, 2025 | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

In this charming debut, Emma Knight brings to life a beautifully crafted coming-of-age story set against the picturesque backdrop of Edinburgh. We follow a young Canadian woman named Penelope “Pen” Winters, who for years has suspected her divorced parents of hiding something from her. When she arrives at her father’s alma mater for her first year of university, she writes to an old friend of his, Elliot Lennox, in hopes of finding out the truth.
A Year in Books | What I Read in 2024

Jan 5, 2025 | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

Here we are into 2025 already and I feel like the last year passed by in a blink. What a year it was. I moved across the country (again), traveled around France, visited friends in Los Angeles and New York, and even made it home to my family in Ireland (after five long years). I read 75 books last year, and per my usual habits, I flip-flopped between fiction and non-fiction depending on the mood. Here are some of my favourites.
Murder in the Dollhouse by Rich Cohen

Nov 18, 2024 | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

From New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen, an enthralling and deeply investigated book about Jennifer Dulos, a suburban mother who disappeared one morning after dropping her kids at school. The daughter of Hilliard and Gloria Farber, Jennifer was born in New York in 1968 into a world of privilege and vast wealth. She attended Saint Ann's, an elite private school in Brooklyn, and went on to graduate from Brown, one of the top Ivy League colleges.
Hunger by Roxane Gay

Oct 28, 2024 | avocadodiaries.com | Sean Loughran

“Every body has a story and a history. Here I offer mine with a memoir of my body and my hunger.” So begins the extraordinarily courageous account of Roxane Gay’s life in the aftermath of sexual assault. When she was gang raped by a group of boys as a teenager, a switch was flipped.