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Why do literary debuts create such a stir? Maybe it’s the fact that anything is possible in an author’s very first book, and readers who pick one up just might be embarking on the beginning of a beautiful friendship. From two historical dramas that revolve around nuclear experiments, to a funny, searing coming-of-age novel that delves […]

This month’s most enthralling reads include a dark coming-of-age thriller inspired by the Manson murders, inspiring stories of love and change, and generation-spanning epics to lose yourself in (while simultaneously losing yourself in a beachfront margarita, perhaps). Back To Top

Any novel that begins in West Africa and follows members of a family across an ocean to America will be compared to Alex Haley’s seminal Roots, which has now been turned into two television miniseries. Haley’s historical epic didn’t just change the literary landscape; arguably, it changed American culture. Back To Top

Good books help us escape, celebrate, and survive the world we find ourselves in, and 2016 has been a banner year for transporting reads. The second half of 2016 in particular was packed with extraordinary literary achievements from both debut authors and seasoned, award-winning scribes. Whether you’re shopping for a loved one (and planning to borrow […]