I loved the dark academia setting, Sciona's bid to become the first female in the High Magistry, and her rethinking of long-held...

Ina's memoir is personal and thoughtful. Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first book in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines mystery trilogy, Pines ; I'm listening to Ina...

Cookbook Book Gift Ideas Where are my cookbook gift-givers? These are the 2024 cookbooks that I'm most excited to give as gifts this...

I was hooked on the story of a team of young women fighting for admittance to a guild, their bonds, and their adventures. But the...

Blaylock's story centers around a packhorse librarian in 1930s Appalachian Kentucky and adds layers like a complicated past, second...

This novel about the power of books takes a tough situation that ends in a death and allows for a fresh start--which might push the...

The Books I'm Reading Now I guess this list is an Escape from Reality attempt, as I have three fantasy novels going right now. I'm...

The Robot Books I love a good artificial intelligence- or robot-focused story, and these six (plus, in several cases, their sequels)...

This slim book tells the story of a small crew of astronauts in the twenty-second century who are searching for alien life--and who must...

ICYMI: This series by Naomi Novik introduces vain, strong-willed, talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully faulted handlers, and...

Espach layers complex emotional challenges like suicidal thoughts, grief, and loneliness with funny, quirky, poignant moments in this...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to a story about redemption, forgiveness, and books, which is set in Maine, How to Read a Book ;...

My very favorite Bossy October reads! This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction...

Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional worlds, delve into never-before-revealed...

Kennedy writes poignantly about the Irish Troubles through the point of view of Cushla, a young adult stretching her wings despite her...

Booth cushions the blow of the main protagonist's early-onset Alzheimer's with a zany romp, lots of love for books, and heartwarming,...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Naomi Novik's book of stories, Buried Deep ; I'm listening to Colm Toibin's Long Island ; and I'm...

More Memoirs I've Loved I love a good memoir, one that offers a glimpse or a deep dive into the life and pivotal experiences of another...

Intermezzo is one of my favorite Rooney novels yet, exploring complicated families, grief, unconventional relationships, forgiveness, and...