BUZZWORTHY
This has been the year of “Becoming” … and Heather Webb, the internationally bestselling author of six historical fiction novels, has proven that
“You are my creator, but I am your master. Obey!” This cruel retort, made by the monster in Mary Shelley’s
Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors give “Earphones Awards” to the best new audiobooks — the listens that combine blow-you-away narrations
With our nation’s deep political divide, conversations around politics and current events can get downright nasty, even among family and
Thrillers
“They harbor the largest network of wealthy expatriate fugitives in the world, changing their identifies, laundering their assets, helping them
It seems that some talented writers have already assured us that 2019 is off to an explosive start. So many
“Here are the facts. I am alone. I am on a mountain. The plane I was on has crashed. I
FBI Special Agent Pendergast is assigned to work with a new partner in Verses for the Dead (Grand Central), the
Fiction
One of the most painful aspects of my mother’s death two years ago was disposing of her Baldwin light oak
Are you a moral person? Is telling a lie ever acceptable? What would you do for money to help someone
In the comic murder mystery Sunday Best, Ann Lineberger shows us that even in a small, seemingly innocuous town with
“Art is like life,” Susan Gloss writes in The Curiosities (William Morrow). “It’s fragile, but that doesn’t mean you should never
ROMANCE
Leah DeCesare’s debut novel Forks, Knives and Spoons (SparkPress) is a fun, fast-paced story that evokes both comedy and heart
In the third book in her London Underground series, Dare to Love a Duke (Avon), Eva Leigh again creates a strong female
The first snow of the season can be magical, but the stifling winter cold that always follows is anything but
In Christy Carlyle’s A Duke Changes Everything (HarperCollins), Nicholas Lyon is a man with scars, both literally and figuratively. Cast aside
POP CULTURE
This week’s AuthorBuzz giveaway has romance and mystery. Three fantastic authors and three opportunities to win books await you. Read
From poems, toasts, and inspiring quotes that feed your heart and mind to brief body-bending exercises, these books will help
We have partnered with Penguin to bring you exclusive videos from more great authors. The #BirdBoxChallenge is easy when you
The Centers for Disease Control says about 130 people now die every day in the United States as a result
NONFICTION
Author Michael Beschloss shares three books he’s enjoyed recently. We partner with Penguin to bring you videos from more great
Jason Stanley stopped by the Just the Right Book studios to discuss his book How Propaganda Works (Princeton University Press) and how language influences
We know that today, libraries do not just house books, but they provide so much more to their community. In
What did the words “the pursuit of happiness” and “we the people” mean then, and what do they mean now?
SAVE THE WORLD
Great Books for Millennials Powered by Lost The Plot
Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices and polluting the air we breathe is something sinister called Endocrine Disrupting
“The book you are holding was scheduled to be published in 2017 with full-color portraits of the young people who
“This is no textbook. We love space, and like fools in love, we want to shout it from the rooftops.
Beautiful Girl in a Restaurant: Chad, darling, you must taste this risotto. It’s absolutely to die for. (She loads some
GIRLY BOOK CLUB
Relocate to a new city. Look for a book club chapter. Can’t find one. Decide to start one. It’s a
To start the new year, all chapters of the Girly Book Club in January will be reading and discussing The
Sometimes a book can change your life. Sarah Wreford says the Girly Book Club changed hers. As one of the
For the month of November, all chapters of the Girly Book Club are reading On a Cold Dark Sea by
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
We have partnered with Penguin to bring you exclusive videos from more great authors. Follow a group of children through
Teaching your kids when it’s important to ask for help is an invaluable lesson, but can be tricky to implement
Toy airplanes are one thing; real airplanes are quite another. That was the dilemma for young Scotty, who loved playing
“Engineers are boys!” That’s all Komal Singh needed. When the Google software engineer heard this cry from her 4-1/2-year-old daughter,
AUDIOBOOKS
Go behind the scenes of making an audio drama as Susan Loewenberg, producing director of L.A. Theatre Works, tells us about
Narrator Elisabeth Rodgers shares insights into Vendetta, a new thriller from the author of the Eve Duncan and Kendra Michaels series. Don’t
Not all romance audiobooks are meet-cutes and happily-ever-afters. Author CD Reiss won the 2017 Audie Award for Erotica for Marriage Games, narrated by
A full-cast experience transforms a year’s worth of comics into a “movie for your mind.” Richard Rohan narrates the scenes,