Isabelle McConville loves the hunt for a good book. Whether literary fiction or sweeping romance, epic fantasy (with dragons or without) or page-turning nonfiction, she has a bookseller’s instinct for pairing readers with their next favorite books.
We like to measure our time in books, and 2024 has been quite the year. With every trend, season and…
Looking for a chilling story with an unreliable narrator? How about psychological thrillers or mysteries with complicated family ties? Authors…
Our favorite parts of reading sci-fi and fantasy are the worlds we explore, the battles we fight, and the epic…
Did you know time travel is real — and you can do it from your own house? From kings to…
From bedtime stories to rainy day reading and their favorite books to bring with them everywhere they go, picture books…
Before the holiday shopping anxiety kicks you into a full-fledged frenzy, take a beat and consider this: we’ve got just…
Memoirs and biographies have the power to change perspectives and encourage empathy through personal stories like Spare, Untamed and How…
Whether it’s spooky season, summertime slasher weather or the kind of cold and dreary that makes everything start to feel…
Have you hit your reading goal for the year or has your TBR stack started to look intimidating? No matter…
What does “smart thinking” mean to you? They’re the books that introduce us to new ways of reasoning, living and…
Stories of happiness and love, grief and anxiety (celebrities, they’re just like us!) from some of our culture’s biggest names.…
What are some of your favorite tropes? Do you like enemies-to-lovers or find yourself swooning over forced-proximity tales? Whatever your…
Where did your kitchen take you this year? Go from the American South to India, from Martha Stewart’s kitchen to…
What makes a young reader book great? Action, humor and heart, for starters, and this line up has it all.…
Faith, courage, hope and love — simple concepts, but difficult to maintain. From mega-church pastor Steven Furtick to morning show…
The Swedish Academy’s mandate for the Nobel Prize in Literature is simple, with the annual prize going to a writer…
Our annual Discover Prize finalists are finally here, and we’re so thrilled. Intended to highlight the best debuts of the…
A universal truth is life is better with an animal hanging around — most of the time. Whether it’s a…
Weddings, long weekends and spontaneous holidays all have one thing in common: a sinister aura that asks, what if everything…
With October upon us, you’re probably planning to delve into the spookier reads on your shelf. If you’re looking for…