Beat the Winter Blahs with 5 Books of Sea and Sand
Right about now, as winter’s chill sets in, we could all use a day at the beach. The following five stories whisk…
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The Unforgettable End Days of Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas
As fiction heroes go, Odd Thomas is unique. He has no father; born with one foot in the land of…
This Month’s Top Picks in Thrillers
Want to stay up all night reading, too engrossed in plagues, double-crossing spies, or international terrorists to turn out the light? Look no further. We’ve got you…
8 Female Sleuths to Add to Your Favorite Mystery Reader’s Stocking
There’s a slew of excellent mystery novels out this season featuring some of our favorite female detectives, from the whip-smart…
Hook Your Favorite Mystery Reader on a Series this Season
The only thing better than a great mystery book is a great mystery series. Following a detective through a whole set of adventures, seeing…
Alex Cross Faces His Darkest Hour in James Patterson’s Hope to Die
Cross My Heart, James Patterson’s last Alex Cross novel, ended on a cliffhanger. Patterson fans stayed up all night, first…
The Escape, an Explosive New Thriller from David Baldacci
Bioterrorism, computer hacking, and America at risk: with a plot plucked straight from today’s headlines, The Escape is David Baldacci’s most explosive…
The Burning Room, a Riveting New Thriller by Michael Connelly
If King of the Police Procedural were an actual position, Michael Connelly would be crowned tomorrow. His books starring LAPD detective…
True Love Doesn’t Come Easy in David Nicholls’ Us
David Nicholls, author of the phenomenally successful One Day, delivers again with Us, a bittersweet family drama that was long-listed for…
4 Characters Who Keep Their Secrets
I love first-person narrators. They have a special power to draw me in, making me feel invested as they share…
Books for Teens Who Love Movies
If you’re shopping for fans of teen fiction and/or movies, rejoice. There’s been a bumper crop of great book-to-film adaptations this year, which…
7 Things I Learned from Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal
Sometimes the right book comes your way at exactly the right time. I’ve always loved Atul Gawande’s writing—with his compassion…
5 Marriage Thrillers, From Gone Girl and Beyond
How much should we trust a spouse? Can we ever know anyone, really? Marriage thrillers trigger our deepest fears because…
5 Can’t-Miss Classics of Dystopian Fiction
For as long as we’ve had visions of utopia and perfect bliss, we’ve also envisioned the opposite. Mad scientists, thought police, totalitarian…
4 Sweeping Sagas to Lose Yourself In
On rainy days in fall, there’s nothing better than curling up with a hefty book. Family sagas promise us book lovers…
Margaret Atwood’s Stone Mattress Chills and Satisfies
I once climbed through a window to hear Margaret Atwood read from her latest novel. The reading location had been…
Bad Behavior is Academic in These 4 Great Reads
Believe it or not, summer is almost over. Even as you read this, students are shining apples (just kidding, they’re…
4 Fabulous Novels With Vanishing Acts
People who drop off the radar. People who don’t come home for dinner, who leave their car at the shopping mall,…
Keep Cool this August with 4 Stories of Ice and Snow
This month, if the heat and humidity start to get to you, think snow. These books all take us to…
4 Tough Fictional Women You’ll Root For
Tired of reading novels where guys have all the fun? Where women are always the love interest, dropping the hero…