“Babel” by R.F. Kuang is an immersive and ambitious alternate-history fantasy of the Victorian era British Empire that should be...

The title of this memoir couldn’t be more spot on. Paul Newman didn’t take kindly to his movie-star status, didn’t like the fuss about his...

In October’s Book Buddy Books, thrills and chills await, with nary a spook lurking in the wings. Instead, there’s wonder and fun in...

St. Louis congresswoman Cori Bush believes she was sent to Washington in 2020 to disrupt a political order that had long ago stopped...

The Thursday Murder Club has found a new case to investigate: the murder of Bethany Waites. Her car was pushed over Sherlock Falls, but...

John Irving is one of America’s most prolific late 20th and early 21st century authors. His latest novel, “The Last Chairlift,” like many...

A horrific car wreck involving teenagers kicks off “Signal Fires” by Dani Shapiro, an immersive, beautifully constructed novel about how...

The quirky novel, “The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream, by Jeane Suzy, is about sisters growing up together and growing apart....

Set in the early 1800’s, Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese is a reimagining of the back story to The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne....

In the opening pages of “The Furrows,” Cee Williams, age 12, is watching her 7-year-old brother Wayne, as she usually does, while her...

David Maraniss’ definitive biography of Jim Thorpe chronicles the life of this superstar of the Sac and Fox Nation from his birth in...

Imagine you are enjoying a relaxing vacation on board a luxurious cruise ship. You look across the pool and notice four sixty-year-old...

Malinda Lo’s 2021 novel “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” swept the nation as one of the most beloved and important books of the year,...

“The First to Die at the End,” by Adam Silvera, is an exciting rollercoaster of a novel—I loved it. The characters are entertaining and...

In anticipation of authors Megan Crane and Nicole Helm’s visit this week, I read their new book, the first in their Witchlore series,...

In Sara Ackerman’s book, ‘The Codebreaker’s Secret,” Isabel Cooper is a college graduate working in Hawaii, the only female codebreaker...

William Faulkner is reported to have once said about Ernest Hemingway, "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to...

Lucy by the Sea is the latest offering from one of my favorite authors, Elizabeth Strout. It is the fourth novel in her Amgash series,...

Joe Biden is President of the United States, but former president Donald Trump grabs more headlines and more attention from most U.S....

It’s sublimely satisfying to finish a novel with a contented sigh. That’s exactly what I did after spending treasured time in fictional...