The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional account of an interracial music duo's rise to success (and their famous split) in which...

The issues Umrigar confronts in Honor are weighty and fascinating, but I found myself distracted by the story's pacing and an...

Finlay dips her toe into a criminal underworld in the second in Cosimano's campy mystery series. She juggles motherhood, her ex, her...

Bob Odenkirk's memoir digs into fascinating elements of process, creativity, and collaboration, and he shares his own missteps, joys, and...

In Marie Lu's young adult dystopian series starter Legend, the Republic and Colonies war with each other, a plague separates the haves...

I listened to this romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world, and a treasure of a best...

I enjoyed the glimpses of Alaska and peeks into Greta's musical inspirations and aspirations, although I remained confused about why her...

Hard work, interest, and commitment are essential to achievement, and Duckworth traces her research and offers interviews with various...

The heart of the mystery the emotionally tortured Frankie uncovers in the wilds of Wyoming in One Step Too Far includes heart-stopping...

I loved the idea of a relationship story told in reverse, but Out of Love touched on weighty topics that seemed to warrant deeper...

Hanan's 1980s Irish coming-of-age story is full of angst, secrets, life-and-death danger, youthful determination--and the feeling that...

In Admissions, Kendra James explores race, friendship, ambition, and the absurdities and rhythm of daily life during her time at a New...

The first in Alex White's Salvagers space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist setup, and, ultimately, a ragtag...

Clever young Ruth survives the oppression and turmoil in colonial New England by using her wits. With rich detail about daily life and...

Betty is based on the author's family stories of difficulties, abuse, tragedies, and a hardscrabble life in the Appalachian foothills of...

Book club love! My book club has been together in some form for thirteen years, and for a good while I've been (surprise!) the Bossy...

This fast-paced suspense read is the ultimate "trouble in paradise" story, with twist and turns that kept me hooked throughout the...

Conley's book explores a mother's emotional struggle to care for her wild teenage sons and to cope in the wake of her husband's serious...

I was intrigued by the Chinese folklore influences and the story's feminist leanings, although I felt bogged down at times by...

Harris's action-packed World War II story moves between the terrors of 1930s Germany and the glamour of Hollywood, and it details the...