Buzzworthy
Tall Poppy Review: Loyalties Shift in “Garden of Lies”
In 1943, as the prologue of Garden of Lies (Open Road Media) opens, a young woman named Sylvie succumbs to her first stirrings … Keep Reading
Get Ready to Swoon: This Year’s Best Audiobook Romances
AudioFile editors are proud to celebrate another year of exceptional audiobooks and audio artists. Below you’ll find their favorites from this year’s romance genre. … Keep Reading
One of These Self-Published Books Will Win $5,000
For the past three years, Publishers Weekly and its website for self-published books, BookLife, have awarded the BookLife Prize to a book … Keep Reading
BookTrib Holiday Thrillers Giveaway: 20 Books For Free
BookTrib is giving away 20 books to one lucky winner for each of the next several weeks of December! Click here. Want more … Keep Reading
Fiction
Madame Tussaud: The Woman Behind The Wax
Little (Riverhead) is the unusual story of a determined young girl who shapes a better life for herself through masterful wax figures. We … Keep Reading
Forget Rudolph — A Holiday Book With Flying Polar Bears!
It’s flu season and Santa’s reindeer have come down with noses redder than Rudolph’s. With temperatures all on the rise, the reindeer … Keep Reading
“Listen to the Marriage” Explores a Fractured Love Story
What is your reaction when you hear of a marriage breaking up? Are you shocked or did you know it was coming? … Keep Reading
Tall Poppy Review: “Chasing Chaos” Glimpses Hollywood
I approach novels set in the world of the entertainment business with trepidation. My husband is a TV reporter who covers entertainment … Keep Reading
Girly Book Club
Toronto Closeup: “The Book Club That Changed My Life”
Sometimes a book can change your life. Sarah Wreford says the Girly Book Club changed hers. As one of the co-hosts of … Keep Reading
This Month’s Book: Luxury Liner, Lies, and Lifeboat 21
For the month of November, all chapters of the Girly Book Club are reading On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell. … Keep Reading
Closeup: Putting Oakville, Ontario on the Reading Map
The vision of Oakville, Ontario, according to its website, is to be “the most livable town in Canada.” If Karina Kaushal and … Keep Reading
Take Me Out To The Book Club, A Reader Celebration
“My drinking club has a book problem,” said a wise humorist somewhere. As the hours wind down on National Reading Group Month, … Keep Reading
Thrillers
The “Breaking Bad” of Books: Gailey’s “The Guilt We Carry”
As author Samuel W. Gailey introduces one seedy character after another to a troubled teenager trying to find herself in his latest … Keep Reading
ITW Spotlight: A Paranormal NYC in “The Spectral City”
When she’s not writing bestselling and award-winning Gothic Victorian Fantasy, Leanna Renee Hieber moonlights as a licensed ghost tour guide in New … Keep Reading
Ancient Truths, Modern Evil, in Hearts of the Missing
The spirit of Tony Hillerman hovers over every page of Carol Potenza’s debut novel Hearts of the Missing (Minotaur), so it’s no surprise … Keep Reading
Spies, Lies, Goodbyes and the Quest For Blue
The color blue—one of the rarest colors on earth. It is the color of the sky and sea, of eternity, of divinity. … Keep Reading
Romance
“A Duke Changes Everything”: Business and Pleasure Can Mix
In Christy Carlyle’s A Duke Changes Everything (HarperCollins), Nicholas Lyon is a man with scars, both literally and figuratively. Cast aside as a … Keep Reading
A Romantic Heroine Makes Ripples in the Gilded Age
In Maya Rodale’s Duchess by Design, (Avon) Miss Adeline Black is a seamstress on a mission to change the world, one pocket … Keep Reading
Offerman + Mullally In “The Greatest Love Story Ever Told”
In the whirring world of crazy TV production schedules, a constantly hungry public eye, and the normal pressures of married life, it’s … Keep Reading
“Trouble Brewing:” A Rom-Com Just in Time for Oktoberfest
Grab a chilled beer and dust off your lederhosen: it’s Oktoberfest. Not all beer enthusiasts can jet to Germany to join in … Keep Reading
Save The World
Great Books for Millennials Powered by Lost The Plot
Switch-On With Small Steps to Self-Care for Busy Living
As Reese Witherspoon describes, Self-Care For the Real World (Abrams) by Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips is “a manual for everyone about … Keep Reading
No Plot, Just Lots of Laughs & Tips on Sex and Dating
When I first heard about Lost the Plot, the innovative imprint publisher of Australian firm Pantera Press that is making its foray … Keep Reading
Before Your Hurl Your Phones Into the Trash, Think Again
Despite pleas to the contrary, technology has not created a monster in our society. Many would argue that the technology that was … Keep Reading
On A Mission To Engage Young Readers in STEM
“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, it provided … Keep Reading
Pop Culture
Why Body Positivity in the Young Adult Genre is So Vital
The Netflix movie “Dumplin'” premieres today, showcasing serious star power with Jennifer Aniston. We are pumped that an adaptation to Julie Murphy’s … Keep Reading
The Greatest Gifts To Give Book Lovers That Aren’t Books
Happy holidays! By entering above, one lucky winner will receive a box full of fantastic gifts from wonderful purveyors! … Keep Reading
Author Buzz Giveaway: Spice Up Holiday Shopping
This week’s Author Buzz giveaway features quite the mix of genres to save some money and start holiday shopping with a spring. A … Keep Reading
BookTrib Editors Dissect Goodreads Award Finalists
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and one of the most highly anticipated times for authors and readers in the Goodreads … Keep Reading
Nonfiction
What, Me Worry? Jen Epstein Tackles Her Inner Demons
If Jen Epstein wasn’t worrying about something, we’d all be worried. Such is the life of a born worrier. As a child … Keep Reading
Steve Jobs’ Daughter Finds Her Own Voice in New Memoir
If you haven’t read Lisa Brennan-Job’s memoir “Small Fry” (Grove Press) yet, you will likely hear about it because Lisa’s father was … Keep Reading
Political Groundbreaking Governor’s Journey
Timing is everything, whether in the political arena or the literary arena. The most significant political decision I ever had to make … Keep Reading
Mind Over Money: Creating a Millionaire Mentality
This is not an ordinary book about financial strategies; it is a guide to creating a millionaire mindset. Investing is not just … Keep Reading
Audiobooks
“Witchmark” Blends Magic, Romance and History
C.L. Polk’s WITCHMARK (Recorded Books) is a fantasy debut that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance in an original world with a historical … Keep Reading
Audiobook Experts Reveal Top 2018 Nonfiction Picks
AudioFile editors are proud to celebrate another year of exceptional audiobooks and audio artists. Below you’ll find their favorites from this year’s nonfiction … Keep Reading
Holiday Romance is in the Air: Four Festive Audiobooks
Applaud my restraint. I have waited until November to post-holiday audiobook reviews. Just ask my coworkers—it was June when I announced the … Keep Reading
Maryrose Wood Brings The Incorrigibles Home
Spending time with The Incorrigibles might be the perfect prelude to upcoming family gatherings. If you anticipate the same old jokes from … Keep Reading