With a satisfied sigh and ready smile, I closed the cover on “The Lincoln Highway,” a historical fiction novel that begs for a reread by...

It’s been a long time coming, but a treasure is worth waiting for. Anthony Doerr enraptures with “Cloud Cuckoo Land” a gorgeously written...

I’ve been a Wiley Cash fan since his debut novel “The Last Ballad.” His next two books were equally addictive, “This Dark Road to Mercy,”...

You’ve got to love Liane Moriarty, known for bestsellers like “Big Little Lies,” made into a Netflix series, and “Nine Perfect Strangers”...

Author Peter Heller has been a favorite of mine since I absorbed “The Dog Stars” (2012) in one sitting. His novel “The River” (2019)...

They comfort, educate, inspire, challenge, sadden and tickle us—become treasures that live on in our minds and hearts. The most cherished...

I was smitten from the first page with “Agatha of Little Neon,” a treasure of a debut by Claire Luchette with the most endearing...

True to life experiences went into the new thriller “Falling” a riveting time-stealer about an ill-fated flight in which the pilot faces...

It’s a joy to see Missouri author Laura McHugh enjoying such success in the literary world. Her new book, “What’s Done in Darkness” is...

Author Marie Benedict, familiar to those who relish her historical novels about famous women, impresses with in her newest, “The Personal...

Don’t let your attention be diverted by books of lesser merit—“The Great Mistake” is an eloquently written work of historical fiction...

Fans of “The Silent Patient” a psychological murder mystery embraced by many are sure to be taken with “The Maidens,” a second book by...

Though literary fiction and thrillers with believable plots are my pick choices, occasionally I’ll dip into a light read. I recently dove...

Five months of bloodshed in 1866, between tribes and soldiers from Fort Phil Kearny, form the groundwork for Michael Punke’s newest...

Though Chris Bohjalian’s newest offering is set in Boston in 1662, its theme is timely. Readers are certain to have sympathy for the main...

“Early Morning Riser,” by Katherine Heiny, is a contemporary novel with a homespun ambiance, its characters likely found at church...

Local readers will be drawn to “The Mysteries,” its narrative set in St. Louis in the 1970s, the novel peppered with references to local...

We readers can get stuck in our favorite, tried and true genres, habitually turning to biographies, romance, mysteries or historical...

“We Begin at the End” is a thriller with richly drawn characters and a plot that builds to a believable, shocking conclusion. After a...

“The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children” could be the theme of “What Could Be Saved,” a gripping novel by Liese...