This debut spotlight revolves around stories of friendship, featuring a gripping fateful night that will follow four friends for the rest of their lives, a timely novel about estranged childhood friends, and a tale of family bonds and abnormal friendships. BEFORE THE RUINS by Victoria Gosling “British author Gosling’s stellar debut focuses on four childhood […]
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Women 2020 (12/22/20)
For our last Women 2020 spotlight, we’re celebrating a courtroom thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat and an Alaskan mystery that will chill your bones. TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah 2 starred reviews and a LibraryReads pick! “In the courtroom, shifting testimony and constant new revelations reveal the humanity—good […]
Romance Spotlight (12/21/20)
Spice up your holiday with today’s romance spotlight, including a refreshing romantic comedy debut and a relationship that might crash and burn at any moment. TEN RULES FOR FAKING IT by Sophie Sullivan A LibraryReads pick! “If you love a refreshing, happily-ever-after debut with quirky characters, playful banter, and a dating game, TEN RULES FOR […]
Author Spotlight: Paula Brackston (12/16/20)
New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston is back with her trademark blend of magic and romance. Now we have the third installment in the bewitching Found Things series set during the bustle of the holiday season. THE GARDEN OF PROMISES AND LIES “Brackston’s enjoyable latest entry in her Found Things series (after SECRETS OF […]
World War II Spotlight (12/15/20)
Today we’re spotlighting World War II in fiction and nonfiction with a hearting-pounding story of a Jewish detective searching for a serial killer in war-torn Berlin and a look at monuments around the world commemorating World War II and what they say about us today. GERMANIA: A Novel of Nazi Berlin by Harald Gilbers “What […]
Women 2020: Fiercely Female (12/8/20)
In this Women 2020 round-up, we spotlight two fiercely female nonfiction titles, including the biography of a political rebel and radical feminist ahead of her time and an inspiring memoir celebrating the female body in all its glory. SYLVIA PANKHURST: Natural Born Rebel by Rachel Holmes “Biographer Holmes (ELEANOR MARX: A Life) captures the full […]
Nature and Animals Spotlight (12/2/20)
Today we spotlight the great outdoors and our beloved pets with a pocket-size guide to the intriguing secrets of the Mojave and the truth behind the regulations–or lack thereof–within the pet food industry. DESERT ORACLE: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the American Southwest by Ken Layne “Layne (DIGNITY) delivers a playful potpourri of lore, […]
Author Spotlight: Michael Eric Dyson (12/1/20)
New York Times bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson returns with a passionate call to America regarding race and the journey to redemption. In LONG TIME COMING, Dyson grapples with the cultural and social forces that have shaped our country with a necessary guide to help America confront the ugly truth of systemic racism. LONG TIME […]
Police Procedural Thrillers and Mysteries (11/24/20)
A Swedish police inspector investigates a fire + a former FBI agent and police consultant returns for his final case that threatens his Philadelphia neighborhood in today’s police procedural round-up! THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE: A Mystery by Kjell Eriksson “Eriksson adeptly teases whether there’s a connection between the call and the fire, even as […]
Cozy Spotlight (11/23/20)
It’s time to cozy up with some mysteries! Today we’re spotlighting a quirky triple murder all done with the same unusual weapon and an amateur sleuth who delves into a murderous winter wonderland. MURDER BY MILK BOTTLE by Lynne Truss “In bestseller Truss’s outstanding third Constable Twitten mystery (after 2019’s THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY), […]
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