The Best Kids’ Books of May 2025
The days are getting longer and the air is getting warmer, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to…
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The Best Paperbacks of May 2025
Even though you might still be working your way through our stellar April releases, why not stock up on great…
The Best Books of May 2025
While April slips away and May comes knocking on our doors, it might feel like the beginning of the year…
A Sparkling Seaside Mystery Series: A Guest Post by Jess Kidd
A former nun is released from her vows to journey to Gull’s Nest, a seaside hotel nestled on the shores…
Poured Over: Andrew Porter on The Imagined Life
The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter is a novel about fathers and sons, complex family mythologies and buried secrets. Andrew…
A Strange Alchemy: A Guest Post by Lynn Steger Strong
Four siblings reunite in Florida after one of their parents passes, leaving them reeling from life, love, ambition, betrayal and…
Where to Start Reading Rick Atkinson
As we head into the 250th anniversary (the semiquincentennial, if you will) of the beginning of the Civil War, we’re…
The Joy of Writing: A Guest Post by Jasmine Guillory
The author of The Wedding Date and By the Book is back with a red-hot romance that takes two women…
Poured Over: Suleika Jaouad on The Book of Alchemy
If you’ve ever wanted to start journaling, we’ve got you covered. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad is filled…
A Little More Time With the Girls: A Guest Post by Rachel Ekstrom Courage
A mouth-watering mystery featuring a few of our favorite characters. Join the Golden Girls in this rollicking whodunit set in…
An Under-told Chapter in the Fiction of My City: Writing the Belfast Blitz: A Guest Post by Lucy Caldwell
Two sisters grapple with life, love and survival during WWII in a breathtaking new story. Read on for an exclusive…
How Writing Became a Part of My Life: A Guest Post by Jenni Howell
Dangerous, dark and dazzling, Boys with Sharp Teeth is a decadent tale of academia, secrets and lies with a supernatural…
What to Read Now: Climate Fiction
Growing in popularity, climate fiction — also known as cli-fi — deals with stories about our rapidly changing climate, from…
Community, Salvation and Queer Joy: A Guest Post by Jane Flett
With worm charmers, contortionist witches, conjoined twins and more, all with an unwavering thirst for revenge, this traveling carnival is…
Poured Over: Camilla Barnes on The Usual Desire to Kill
Our favorite book families tend to be delightfully dysfunctional, and there are none quite like the one in The Usual…
An Experience Seldom Told: A Guest Post by Patric Gagne
Sociopath is a striking memoir detailing the author’s journey to understanding herself and her widely misunderstood mental disorder. Read on…
A Joyful Conversation: A Guest Post by Lake Bell
We’re thrilled to get to know actress, screenwriter and director Lake Bell in a brand-new way — author. Lake has…
Poured Over: Kevin Nguyen on My Documents
Mỹ Documents by Kevin Nguyen follows four cousins navigating a tumultuous political landscape, internment camps, exploitation and isolation. Kevin joins…
Recovering the Lost Story of Julie of Saxe-Coburg: A Guest Post by Helen Rappaport
The very definition of being ahead of her time, this is the story of a woman meant to be a…
10 Can’t-Miss Audiobooks by Indie Authors
I have a confession: I am not an “audiobooks person.” And yes, I realize I’m writing an audiobooks blog post.…