Today we’re highlighting a stylish, uncommonly clever novel about the things we want and the things we think we want. PIGLET is both an examination of women’s often complicated relationship with food and a celebration of the messes life sometimes makes for us. You won’t believe this is a debut! PIGLET BY LOTTIE HAZELL Available Read More » […]
Tag: Family Life
Books About Food Staff Picks (11/29/23)
This holiday season, we’re recommending books about food to satisfy any appetite. Read on to see which titles we’re eating up! AMANDA’S PICK: PIGLET BY LOTTIE HAZELL This is a debut novel about one modern woman’s appetites and ambitions. She’s a cookbook editor with a great life and great fiance, who loves the elaborate meals Read More » […]
Books with Libraries (10/25/23)
We absolutely love a book that’s set in a library, and today we have two: one where a woman becomes trapped in her hometown library with a group of her students and another in which a woman tries to uncover who her father really is in the context of his experience in WWII. THE PARLIAMENT Read More » […]
Romance Round-Up (10/25/23)
From a rural ranch in Texas to Manhattan’s underground scene, these romance romps are full of surprises. Enemies to lovers, bad boys, denims, and diamonds—these love stories are sure to excite. HEDGING YOUR BETS BY JAYNE DENKER Available for download on Edelweiss here. LibraryReads votes due by December 1st. “Denker returns to cozy Willow Cove Read More » […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (9/13/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: A MIDNIGHT PUZZLE by Gigi Pandian9781250880208 | 3/19/24 In heroine Tempest Raj, modern-day queen of the locked room mystery Gigi Pandian has created a brilliant homage to the greats of classic detective fiction. Secret Staircase Read More » […]
Sneak Peek: September Indie Next List
The September 2023 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD: A RADIANT EMPEROR NOVEL BY SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN9781250621825 | 8/22/23 2 starred reviews! “Parker-Chan has written a heart-racing, emotional story that is also heartrending and shockingly precise because readers will, by the end, know the characters and their aims and loves Read More » […]
Staff Review: THE CONNELLYS OF COUNTY DOWN (6/13/23)
THE CONNELLYS OF COUNTY DOWN by Tracey Lange97812508653738/1/23Celadon Books Available for download on Edelweiss here. LibraryReads votes due by July 1st. Tara Connelly is having a hard time. At 30 years old, she has just been released from prison after serving 18 months for transporting drugs illegally. She decides that moving back in with her Read More » […]
Maximum Shelf: AMAZING GRACE ADAMS (6/9/23)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Fran Littlewood‘s AMAZING GRACE ADAMS, a hilarious, heartwarming, and empowering story of a woman pushed to her breaking point after years of marriage, motherhood, and feeling invisible. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to Read More » […]
MR KATO PLAYS FAMILY Audio Excerpt
An eccentric second-lease-on-life novel, MR KATO PLAYS FAMILY stars a man rediscovering the excitement and spontaneity of life as he re-examines his role in his family, reconnects with loved ones, and lives the life he’s always wanted. Now you have the chance to get a sneak peek at what all the hype is about. Check Read More » […]
Sneak Peek: May 2023 Indie Next List
The May 2023 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS BY TJ KLUNE9781250217448 | 4/25/23 “Readers who loved Klune’s (UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR) previous works will find plenty of the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness, while those looking for more hopeful robot stories, like A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT Read More » […]
