We’ve got a couple of cops on the case and two terrific mysteries for you this #ThrillerThursday: AFTER THE STORM by Linda Castillo A tornado unearths human remains leading to a thirty-year-old cold case in Painters Mill. Meanwhile, a very emotional and personal turmoil strikes at Police Chief Kate Burkholder’s budding relationship with state agent […]
Tag: starred review
Daring Debut: THE MEMORY PAINTER
Friends, we’re a bit obsessed with Gwendolen Womack’s THE MEMORY PAINTER. This riveting debut novel is a taut thriller and a timeless love story spanning six continents and 10,000 years of history that stems from this idea: What if neuroscientists accidentally unlocked the secret to reincarnation with a drug? It’s an Indie Next pick for […]
Happy #BookBday (11/4/14 Edition)
Join us in wishing a happy #BookBday to: THE LAUGHING MONSTERS by Denis Johnson “In a work that’s part spy novel and part buddy tale, Johnson aptly locates his portrayal of a shadowy world of complicated relationships and ever-shifting alliances in one of the more broken places on the planet. This is what you might […]
Happy Early #BookBday (10/20/14 Edition)
Today we’d like to wish an early Happy #BookBday to WHO WE BE by Jeff Chang In this follow-up to the award-winning classic CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP, Jeff Chang takes an intelligent, honest look at the most dramatic demographic and cultural shifts in American history over the last fifty years. “In this engaging look at […]
Happy Belated #BookBday to WOLF IN WHITE VAN
Today we’d like to wish a belated #BookBday to WOLF IN WHITE VAN by John Darnielle, who also happens to be the front man of the indie band The Mountain Goats. In this literary debut, teenager Sean Phillips is isolated by a horrific injury that left him disfigured. He seeks solace in creating new worlds […]
We heart Douglas Preston!
When we want a great thriller packed with big ideas, science, and action Douglas Preston is our go-to guy. We love his Wyman Ford series and the most recent book, THE KRAKEN PROJECT, was praised in a starred and boxed review from Booklist: “Preston’s latest solo novel takes a wildly implausible premise and turns it […]
The Art of Teaching
Just in time for the new school year, here are several new books by and about teachers: BLACKBOARD: A Personal History of the Classroom by Lewis Buzbee “From the perspective of former student, teacher, and parent, Buzbee offers a keen look at the politics, economics, and sociology of how school has evolved and the history […]
Happy Belated #BookBday (8/13/14 Edition)
We purposely waited a day to wish these two beautiful books a happy #BookBday just to keep the party going! SMALL BLESSINGS by Martha Woodroof Readers who loved MAJOR PETTIGREW’S LAST STAND will adore this inspiring debut of a small-town college professor, a remarkable new woman at a bookshop, and the ten-year old son he never […]
Happy #BookBday (8/5/14 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! Today we celebrate: DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN by Beth Harbison In New York Times bestseller Harbison’s latest novel, two women set out on an antiquing road trip and get more than they bargained for when they pick up a third, stranded woman. “…it’s an enjoyable ride. Readers […]
Stars for THE LONG WAY HOME!
We adore Louise Penny and we’re not the only ones—her tenth and most personal Chief Inspector Gamache novel, THE LONG WAY HOME, has received two pre-pub starred reviews! “As with all the author’s other titles, Penny wraps her mystery around the history and personality of the people involved. By this point in the series, each […]
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