Get ready for some pleasing, peculiar picks—not shiver-me-timbers scary reads, but a trio of “Unique Books to Keep You Guessing.” There’s...

“The Night we Lost Him,” by Laura Dave, is the story of the Noons, a family dealing with some unique dynamics. The fact that their...

The fictional village of Santa Chionia, the setting of Juliet Grames’s novel “The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia, is nestled in the...

Food is the foundation of joy, sustenance, and freedom—and the root of oppression. In a wide-ranging exploration of American history,...

I was first introduced to Strout’s imaginary community of Crosby, Maine in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Olive Kitteridge.” I have...

Change is in the air—Clover feels it, sure you do too. In the blink of an eye summer gives way to fall, pastel blossoms fade, replaced by...

I had a good cry after I finished “Here One Moment,” so touched by the wisdom and wonderfulness of Liane Moriarty’s new novel. I loved...

The year is 1997. In the small Australian town of Jericho, excitement is building for the arrival of newly discovered comet St John,...

Author William Kent Krueger revisits scenic Tamarack County in Minnesota with “Spirit Crossing,” a continuation of his Cork O’Connor...

“The Comfort of Ghosts,” by Jacqueline Winspear, is a historical fiction novel, the final book in the Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series. Maisie...

American author Rachel Kushner’s most recent novel is set in contemporary rural southwestern France, a land of failing farms, incursive...

Domestic abuse is center stage in “Madwoman” a gripping mystery/thriller by Chelsea Bieker. Though this subject is frequently written...

“The Seventh Veil of Salome” is a historical fiction novel in which the turbulent days surrounding the Romans, the biblical Jesus of...

Imagine renting yourself out—acting a part and when the gig’s over checking your reviews on the Five-Star Stranger App. As a seasoned...

“The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands,” by Sarah Brooks, is an intriguing, spooky genre-mashup—a historical fantasy with...

Some might argue that a 517-page book about "the influence of the horse on human history" could not possibly be compelling, but I say...

“By Any Other Name,” by best-selling author Jodi Picoult, is a well-researched historical fiction novel that tackles modern topics like...

It’s clear that rocks are solid favorites as the child on the cover of “All the Rocks we Love,” shows. She cradles several pretty ones in...

Art collector and socialite Peggy Guggenheim makes a fascinating subject for the page turner “Peggy: A Novel.” This marvelous, intimate...

Roy Ressler is heading toward his farmland in his big tractor early one fall morning. He is thinking with pleasure about his daughter’s...