“Sometimes, even when you start with the last page and you think you know everything, a book finds a way to surprise you.” Nora Stephens...

In Underland: A Deep Time Journey, Robert MacFarlane takes the reader into the vast complexity of the worlds beneath our feet. These...

There are a few authors whose books I will buy no matter what the book is about. Jennifer Weiner is one of those authors. I have been a...

Linus Baker is busy living his mundane life working as a caseworker overseeing the well being of children housed in government orphanages...

“The history of slavery is the history of the United States. It was not peripheral to our founding; it was central to it. It is not...

Verity was the first Colleen Hoover book I read and, I must say, I am a fan! It is one of the best books I have read in a while. Lowen is...

Merilance School for Girls has been Olivia Prior’s home since she was left there as a baby. The only information she has about her family...

This is Anne Tyler’s 24th novel and once again, she is able to capture the quirks and complexities of family life in a way that feels...

The Shadow House is a terrifying and suspenseful thrill ride that compares the experiences of two mothers. Alex is a mother fleeing an...

I didn’t know that Toni Morrison had written a short story (her only one) until I heard “Recitatif” mentioned on a podcast. The...

I love a story that allows me to step into someone else’s life, especially someone whose circumstances are different from my own. Olga is...

This was the first Colleen Hoover book I read, and I just…wow! If you are a fan of romance novels but are looking for a book that will...

What a great book! I never would have thought to team up Dolly Parton and James Patterson, but it works! The main character is a...

Valerie Chesterfield is a linguist struggling with the apparent suicide of her twin brother. As she wonders if foul play was involved,...

A locked-room mystery has been a staple of detective fiction since Agatha Christie penned And Then There Were None. In Anthony Horowitz’s...

In Richard Osman’s first mystery novel, The Thursday Murder Club, four residents of Cooper’s Chase, a retirement center for the...

Jonathan Evinson’s epic novel, “Small World” is a collection of diverse stories set in the mid- nineteenth century and in the present day....

I have always been a fan of Chilean American author, Isabelle Allende, whose epic novels bring to life historical and political events of...

Molly Gray loves cleanliness and order. This is why her position as a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel is ideal. Molly silently sweeps...

Novels with the label of “young adult” (YA) are recommended for readers between the ages of 12 and 18. As a result, these novels are...

This week we are taking a break from our weekly book review to share our staff’s favorite books of the year. While the majority of the...

Jason Reynolds shows once again that it doesn’t matter what format he writes in - he can do it all. Stuntboy, In The Meantime combines...

Jodi Picoult decided to write this book during COVID. She had been at a wedding where two people at her table contracted the virus. She...

Dedicated to “ the women and children who suffered time in Ireland’s Magdalen laundries”, there is just so much packed into this...

If you are perplexed by the way you or someone you know has responded to a traumatic experience or if you are just interested in the...

Growing up in Missouri, I had often heard tales of Daniel Boone as a hero and great frontiersman. “The Taking of Jemima Boone'' retells...

David Sedaris pleases yet again in this wonderful collection of humorous observances (among other things). Sedaris’ latest book will...

In Dave Grohl’s aptly named memoir “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music” readers are given a glimpse into the life of a rock and...

The book “North” by Brad Kessler is a beautifully written novel about two invisible worlds colliding. Father Christopher is a cloistered...

When Helen Ellis and her friends get together nothing is sacred. As the title suggests, these women “unpack their baggage”, and nobody...

When I heard that RJ Palacio, author of the best-seller Wonder, was writing a new book I was both nervous and excited. Wonder was such...

If the Shoe Fits is an adult novel by author Julie Murphy best known for writing the successful young adult book “Dumplin'' which was...

When Caroline finds a mysterious vial on the banks of the River Thames, it leads her on an investigation into eighteenth century London....

I loved Charlotte McConaghy’s beautifully written debut novel, “Migrations,” so when her second novel came out, it went to the top of my...

Jessica Goodman never disappoints. In her new young adult novel “They’ll Never Catch Us,” she portrays the life of two cross country...

Emily is writing to her three childhood friends Veronica, Liz, and Rachel with some shocking news asking them to reunite at their...

Whereabouts by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri is a small gem of a book. Set in an unnamed Italian town, Lahiri delves into...

Victoria Aveyard is the author of the much loved Red Queen series and has done an incredible job of writing another exhilarating story in...

Many of us have read novels set during World War II, but this one stands apart from others because it is based on the history a little...

When Ryland Grace awakens on a spacecraft, he quickly realizes that he is the sole survivor of his ship. While battling coma induced...

August Landry is a college student running from a life-long mystery case and her wannabe private investigator mother. August finds...

Book clubs, amateur sleuths, and vampires. It's all here. A neighborhood women's book club that reads true crime is just too serious for...

At Gold Coast Prep, the Players are treated like royalty. They run the school and the town. They never thought their wild behavior would...

In this debut novel, Nathan Harris weaves a story that explores the repercussions of the evils of slavery, racism, and greed. The Civil...

On a beautiful June morning, novelist Vivian Howe is on her daily run when she is killed in a hit and run. As she dies and travels up to...

In 1920, Robert Frost poetically asked a universal question: How will the world end? He suggested fire or ice; “either would suffice.” In...