Two years may not make a streak, but it looks to be headed that way. And this is the type of streak we love. We […] Read More
OK, fellow people who love books, love talking about books, like planning their next book to read (or ten) or just, in general, like thinking […] Read More
Inés lives under the weight of expectations—from her family, her husband, and the Catholic Church. In the end, each betrays her. The youngest of four […] Read More
Ahhh: May. Time to hit the beach or the pool. School’s getting out. There’s a long weekend waiting for you at the end of the […] Read More
Fans of Wally Lamb will feel right at home in The River is Waiting, where the angst and raw humanity of Corby Ledbetter echo Lamb’s […] Read More
With The Elements, John Boyne delivers another masterfully crafted story, rich with complexity and nuance—just like life itself. Told in four separate yet interconnected narratives, […] Read More
I was just a few pages into Lee Martin’s The Evening Shades when I felt its similarities to Kent Haruf’s Our Souls at Night. And […] Read More
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix has spent weeks on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover Fiction Top Ten list, but like much of today’s contemporary […] Read More
I’ll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman takes readers through a year in the life of one family —spanning from post Christmas 1994 to Christmas […] Read More
This month’s discussion of Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon stands out as one of the best we’ve had in a long time. However, a great […] Read More