“Rouge,” by Mona Awad, is a dark take on Snow White, with abundant nods to other beloved fairy tales. This book will suck you in with the...

“Mother-Daughter Murder Night,” by Nina Simon, is a 3-generational murder mystery that’s more of a family drama than a cozy mystery. Lana...

An engrossing blend of true crime and fiction makes “Bright Young Women,” by Jessica Knoll, a page turner that pulls you in as soon as...

I’ve been a Paulette Jiles fan since “Enemy Women” was published in 2002. Since then, Jiles has never disappointed, securing an abundant...

What would you do if your Uncle Jake died and left his business to you? What if, at the funeral, the mourners seemed more interested in...

This compulsively readable memoir by award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger reflects a worldwide truth: it is most likely that not one...

Everyone loves pandas, the roly-poly black and white bears with the dreamy, come-hither eyes. Little ones are sure to enjoy meeting a...

It begins with a daring, frigid escape in the wilds—a girl flees for her life, from those who would kill her on the spot or return her to...

William Kent Krueger has written another moving novel in which the setting is a character all its own. “The River We Remember” takes...

Locksburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for “Small Town Sins,” a gritty novel with an addictive storyline by Ken Jaworowski. The book...

The New Haven Preservation Society has just released a compendium of artwork created by highly regarded folk artist Dorris L. “Dee” Dann....

A doggy, dinosaurs and dance—what a jazzy trio. All can be found in “Ice Cream & Dinosaurs (Groovy Joe #1), a toe-tapping, rhyming...

“Prom Mom,” by Laura Lippman, is a suspenseful read based on a true story. The thriller is intense, addictive and sinister, a...

Clover offers a tip of her wings to the characters in her stupendous September Picks — all have a “Can Do Attitude” despite facing...

The impetus behind Angie Kim’s new novel, “Happiness Falls,” can be traced to the difficulties she had adapting to a foreign culture when...

Set in the turbulent year of 2017, “All the Sinners Bleed” is an enthusiastically bloody crime thriller with subtext rooted in the deeply...

Shortly after the U.S. entered the Korean War in 1953, two men flew over the 38th Parallel into Communist territory aboard identical...

It’s been a while since I read a book that made me laugh out loud, but that’s what happened as I walked the Brit walk with Jason Fitger,...

One striking feature of “Shark Heart,” by Emily Habeck, is the beautiful cover art of a graceful shark painted in flowers, gliding...

Little Academy Preschool is idyllic. The bright colors, sweet little handprints and chorus of delighted voices in the halls are enough to...